Social play behaviour is a highly energetic and rewarding activity that is of great importance
for the development of brain and behaviour. Social play is abundant during the juvenile and …

In the young of many mammalian species, including humans, a vigorous and highly
rewarding social activity is abundantly expressed, known as social play behaviour. Social …

Schizophrenia is a complex and multifactorial disorder generally diagnosed in young adults
at the time of the first psychotic episode of delusions and hallucinations. These positive …

Like human children, most young mammals devote a significant amount of time and energy
playing together, and social play is fun. Although social play is very pleasurable, it is more …

Adolescence is an evolutionarily conserved developmental phase characterized by
hormonal, physiological, neural and behavioral alterations evident widely across …

The adolescent transition is associated with increases in reward-and sensation-seeking,
peer-directed social interactions, and risk-taking, with exploratory use of alcohol and other …

Positive social interactions are essential for emotional well-being and proper behavioral
development of young individuals. Here, we studied the neural underpinnings of social …

Substance use and abuse begin during adolescence. Male and female adolescent humans
initiate use at comparable rates, but males increase use faster. In adulthood, more men than …

Positive social interactions are essential for emotional well-being, healthy development,
establishment and maintenance of adequate social structures and reproductive success of …

Social play behavior is the most vigorous and characteristic form of social interaction
displayed by developing mammals. The laboratory rat is an ideal species to study this …