The neurobiology of social play and its rewarding value in rats
LJMJ Vanderschuren, EJM Achterberg… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …
rewarding social activity is abundantly expressed, known as social play behaviour. Social …
Is there heightened sensitivity to social reward in adolescence?
L Foulkes, SJ Blakemore - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Adolescence may be a period of heightened sensitivity to social reward.•Playing
with a conspecific is more rewarding for adolescent than adult rats.•Human adolescents …
with a conspecific is more rewarding for adolescent than adult rats.•Human adolescents …
[PDF][PDF] Natural neural projection dynamics underlying social behavior
Social interaction is a complex behavior essential for many species and is impaired in major
neuropsychiatric disorders. Pharmacological studies have implicated certain …
neuropsychiatric disorders. Pharmacological studies have implicated certain …
NAc-VTA circuit underlies emotional stress-induced anxiety-like behavior in the three-chamber vicarious social defeat stress mouse model
Emotional stress is considered a severe pathogenetic factor of psychiatric disorders.
However, the circuit mechanisms remain largely unclear. Using a three-chamber vicarious …
However, the circuit mechanisms remain largely unclear. Using a three-chamber vicarious …
Microglial dopamine receptor elimination defines sex-specific nucleus accumbens development and social behavior in adolescent rats
Adolescence is a developmental period in which the mesolimbic dopaminergic “reward”
circuitry of the brain, including the nucleus accumbens (NAc), undergoes significant …
circuitry of the brain, including the nucleus accumbens (NAc), undergoes significant …
[HTML][HTML] Rewards, aversions and affect in adolescence: emerging convergences across laboratory animal and human data
LP Spear - Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2011 - Elsevier
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 …
peer-directed social interactions, and risk-taking, with exploratory use of alcohol and other …
The teenage brain: Sensitivity to rewards
A Galván - Current directions in psychological science, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Adolescence is characterized by heightened reward sensitivity. Accumulating evidence
suggests that this behavior is associated with neurodevelopmental changes in reward …
suggests that this behavior is associated with neurodevelopmental changes in reward …
[HTML][HTML] The effect of alcohol consumption on the adolescent brain: A systematic review of MRI and fMRI studies of alcohol-using youth
SWF Ewing, A Sakhardande, SJ Blakemore - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2014 - Elsevier
Background A large proportion of adolescents drink alcohol, with many engaging in high-
risk patterns of consumption, including binge drinking. Here, we systematically review and …
risk patterns of consumption, including binge drinking. Here, we systematically review and …
Stress in adolescence and drugs of abuse in rodent models: role of dopamine, CRF, and HPA axis
Rationale Research on adolescence and drug abuse increased substantially in the past
decade. However, drug-addiction-related behaviors following stressful experiences during …
decade. However, drug-addiction-related behaviors following stressful experiences during …
What the laboratory rat has taught us about social play behavior: role in behavioral development and neural mechanisms
LJMJ Vanderschuren, V Trezza - The neurobiology of childhood, 2014 - Springer
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 …
displayed by developing mammals. The laboratory rat is an ideal species to study this …