The transition from adolescence to adulthood is characterized by improvements in higher-
order cognitive abilities and corresponding refinements of the structure and function of the …

Play is of vital importance for the healthy development of children. From a developmental
perspective, play offers ample physical, emotional, cognitive, and social benefits. It allows …

The benefits gained by young animals engaging in play fighting have been a subject of
conjecture for over a hundred years. Progress in understanding the behavioral development …

Many behaviors posing significant risks to public health are characterized by repeated
decisions to forego better long-term outcomes in the face of immediate temptations. Steeply …

Adolescence encompasses a sensitive developmental period of enhanced clinical
vulnerability to nicotine, tobacco, and e‐cigarettes. While there are sociocultural influences …

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 …

Social organisation in animals takes many forms. It includes assemblages of territorial
animals, dominance hierarchies and social groups, among other things. The basic tenet that …

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 …

Negative social experiences during adolescence are central features for several stress-
related mental illnesses. Social play fighting behavior in rats peaks during early …

Social behavior encompasses a number of distinctive and complex constructs that form the
core elements of human imitative culture, mainly represented as either affiliative or …