| Healthy play, better coping: The importance of play for the development of children in health and disease SL Nijhof, CH Vinkers, SM van Geelen, SN Duijff, EJM Achterberg, ... Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 95, 421-429, 2018 | 368 | 2018 |
| The neurobiology of social play and its rewarding value in rats LJMJ Vanderschuren, EJM Achterberg, V Trezza Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 70, 86-105, 2016 | 326 | 2016 |
| Nucleus accumbens μ-opioid receptors mediate social reward V Trezza, R Damsteegt, EJM Achterberg, LJMJ Vanderschuren Journal of Neuroscience 31 (17), 6362-6370, 2011 | 296 | 2011 |
| Contrasting roles of dopamine and noradrenaline in the motivational properties of social play behavior in rats EJ Achterberg, LWM Van Kerkhof, M Servadio, MMH Van Swieten, ... Neuropsychopharmacology 41 (3), 858-868, 2016 | 108 | 2016 |
| Combined fetal inflammation and postnatal hypoxia causes myelin deficits and autism‐like behavior in a rat model of diffuse white matter injury E van Tilborg, EJM Achterberg, CM van Kammen, A van der Toorn, ... Glia 66 (1), 78-93, 2018 | 76 | 2018 |
| Methylphenidate and atomoxetine inhibit social play behavior through prefrontal and subcortical limbic mechanisms in rats EJM Achterberg, LWM van Kerkhof, R Damsteegt, V Trezza, ... Journal of Neuroscience 35 (1), 161-169, 2015 | 55 | 2015 |
| Amphetamine and cocaine suppress social play behavior in rats through distinct mechanisms EJM Achterberg, V Trezza, SM Siviy, L Schrama, ANM Schoffelmeer, ... Psychopharmacology 231, 1503-1515, 2014 | 50 | 2014 |
| Opioid modulation of social play reward in juvenile rats EJM Achterberg, MMH Van Swieten, DJ Houwing, V Trezza, ... Neuropharmacology 159, 107332, 2019 | 43 | 2019 |
| Brain microdialysate monoamines in relation to circadian rhythms, sleep, and sleep deprivation–a systematic review, network meta-analysis, and new primary data JML Menon, C Nolten, EJM Achterberg, RN Joosten, M Dematteis, ... Journal of circadian rhythms 17, 2019 | 40 | 2019 |
| Dissociating the role of endocannabinoids in the pleasurable and motivational properties of social play behaviour in rats EJM Achterberg, MMH van Swieten, NV Driel, V Trezza, ... Pharmacological research 110, 151-158, 2016 | 33 | 2016 |
| Effects of maternal deprivation and complex housing on rat social behavior in adolescence and adulthood J Kentrop, CR Smid, EJM Achterberg, MH Van IJzendoorn, ... Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience 12, 193, 2018 | 32 | 2018 |
| Glucocorticoid receptor antagonism disrupts the reconsolidation of social reward-related memories in rats EJM Achterberg, V Trezza, LJMJ Vanderschuren Behavioural pharmacology 25 (3), 216-225, 2014 | 26 | 2014 |
| β-Adrenoreceptor stimulation mediates reconsolidation of social reward-related memories EJM Achterberg, V Trezza, LJMJ Vanderschuren PloS one 7 (6), e39639, 2012 | 26 | 2012 |
| The neurobiology of social play behaviour: past, present and future EJM Achterberg, LJMJ Vanderschuren Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 105319, 2023 | 21 | 2023 |
| Measuring play fighting in rats: a multilayered approach SM Pellis, VC Pellis, CJ Burke, RA Stark, JR Ham, DR Euston, ... Current Protocols 2 (1), e337, 2022 | 21 | 2022 |
| Individual differences in social play behaviour predict alcohol intake and control over alcohol seeking in rats HMB Lesscher, EJM Achterberg, SM Siviy, LJMJ Vanderschuren Psychopharmacology 238, 3119-3130, 2021 | 17 | 2021 |
| Who's laughing? Play, tickling and ultrasonic vocalizations in rats CJ Burke, SM Pellis, EJM Achterberg Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 377 (1863), 20210184, 2022 | 14 | 2022 |
| The rough-and-tumble play of rats as a natural behavior suitable for studying the social brain SM Pellis, VC Pellis, JR Ham, EJM Achterberg Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience 16, 1033999, 2022 | 14 | 2022 |
| Treatment with low doses of nicotine but not alcohol affects social play reward in rats EJM Achterberg, LJMJ Vanderschuren International Journal of Play 9 (1), 39-57, 2020 | 10 | 2020 |
| When the individual comes into play: The role of self and the partner in the dyadic play fighting of rats EJM Achterberg, CJ Burke, SM Pellis Behavioural Processes 212, 104933, 2022 | 8 | 2022 |
