Common marmosets use body posture as multi-functional signal to solicit, maintain, and modify social play DOI Creative Commons
Jessie E. C. Adriaense, Erik J. Ringen,

Atsushi Ohashi

и другие.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Авг. 15, 2024

ABSTRACT Social play is a highly active social interaction, characterized by rapid exchanges of various behaviors with multiple partners. Many primates use bodily expressions during play, yet the potential signaling function these remains unclear. This study investigated whether common marmosets ( Callithrix jacchus) body posture as signal to regulate play. We recorded within three captive marmoset family groups using cameras simultaneously capture fast-paced and high frequency behaviors. Three distinct signals (i.e. supine, hide, stalk) six types wrestle, chase, pounce, touch, catch, pull) were identified. used multi-state time-to-event model analyze sequences including short-and long-term transitions between different states signal, or rest/nothing). Our data-driven approach accounted for uncertainty in duration bouts, probabilistic classification rather than arbitrary bout thresholds. The resulting classifications allowed us assess comparing behavior resting state baseline. found that presence signal: (1) increases probability play; (2) extends (3) leads more diverse (4) fighting. Marmosets also show turn-taking initiating subsequential These results postures communicative initiate change dynamics, thereby establish mutual understanding joint action. two-fold contribution this concerns novel analytical methods deeper conceptual primate communication. Play its are important elements evolution language, our research contributes further understanding.

Язык: Английский

Animal play and evolution: Seven timely research issues about enigmatic phenomena DOI
Gordon M. Burghardt, Sergio M. Pellis,

Jeffrey C. Schank

и другие.

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 160, С. 105617 - 105617

Опубликована: Март 7, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Playful brains: a possible neurobiological pathway to cognitive health in aging DOI Creative Commons
Yulia Golland, Boaz M. Ben‐David, Mara Mather

и другие.

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 19

Опубликована: Фев. 7, 2025

Healthy cognitive aging emphasizes preserving functions essential for independence and well-being. Developing interventions that promote cognition resilience in older individuals is crucial. Social playfulness, characterized by spontaneity mutual enjoyment, allows to step away from routine roles engage novel surprising exchanges. Emerging evidence suggests social playfulness a promising approach supporting joyful engaging way. In this theory hypothesis manuscript, we propose neurobiological pathway mediating the effects of on cognition. Playful interactions generate high levels uncertainty, requiring continuous adaptation exploration. We suggest these demands locus coeruleus-noradrenaline (LC-NA) system, which crucial navigating uncertainty sustaining arousal flexibility needed adapt dynamic unpredictable nature playful interactions. Importantly, collaborative safe environment transforms uncertainty-driven noradrenergic activation into an rewarding experience, enhancing focus, positive affect, flexibility. adults, where LC-NA functionality may decline with age, could counteract upregulating system. review linking integrity health explore how might mitigate deterioration functioning training executive promoting novelty This framework bridges neuroscience, psychology, creative-arts therapies, highlighting as tool healthy aging. emphasize need further research validate its implications designing leverage enhance populations.

Язык: Английский

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Social play behavior is driven by glycine-dependent mechanisms DOI Creative Commons
Anton Dvorzhak, Michael Brecht, Dietmar Schmitz

и другие.

Current Biology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 34(16), С. 3654 - 3664.e6

Опубликована: Июль 24, 2024

Social play is pervasive in juvenile mammals, yet it poorly understood terms of its underlying brain mechanisms. Specifically, we do not know why young animals are most playful and adults cease to social play. Here, analyze the synaptic mechanisms We found that blocking rat periaqueductal gray (PAG) interfered with Furthermore, an age-related decrease neural firing PAG associated a release glycine. Most importantly, modulation glycine concentration-apparently acting on glycinergic binding site N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor-not only strongly modulates but can also reverse decline In conclusion, demonstrate critically depends neurotransmitter within PAG.

Язык: Английский

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The evolution of social play in songbirds, parrots and cockatoos - emotional or highly complex cognitive behaviour or both? DOI Creative Commons
Gisela Kaplan

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 161, С. 105621 - 105621

Опубликована: Март 12, 2024

Social play has been described in many animals. However, much of this social behaviour among birds, particularly adults, is still relatively unexplored terms the environmental, psychological, and dynamics play. This paper provides an overview what we know about adult birds addresses areas which subtleties distinctions, such as initiation organisation its relationship to expressions play, are considered detail. The considers emotional, social, innovative, cognitive aspects then environmental conditions affiliative bonds, suggesting a surprisingly complex framework criteria awaiting further research. Adult so far studied only small number avian species, exclusively those with large brain relative body size without necessarily addressing functions lateralization. When lateralization function considered, it can illuminate possibly significant relevance evolution cognition, management emotions, development sociality.

Язык: Английский

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Play fighting revisited: its design features and how they shape our understanding of its mechanisms and functions DOI Creative Commons
Sergio M. Pellis,

Vivien C. Pellis,

Jackson R. Ham

и другие.

Frontiers in Ethology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 3

Опубликована: Апрель 22, 2024

Play fighting has been one of the most intensely studied forms play and so provided some our deepest insights into understanding in general. As label implies, this behavior resembles serious fighting, that animals compete for an advantage over another, but unlike true aggression, to remain playful, it also incorporates a degree cooperation reciprocity – restrained competition seems be its hallmark. Despite these common features, should noted both competed mechanisms by which restraint is achieved varies across species. Such variation mitigates simple generalities. For example, how empirical support proposed adaptive function species not being replicated interpreted. What emerged past few decades diverse, varying several dimensions, superficial, fundamental, making choosing compare challenge. In paper, we explore various design features constitute ways can modified different lineages Given major pillar ethology description precedes explanation, having good grasp behavioral diversity essential starting point detailed analyses functions play. We show commonalities likely involve than do idiosyncrasies, styles afford opportunities.

Язык: Английский

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The promotion of play behaviour in grow-finish pigs: The relationship between behaviours indicating positive experience and physiological measures DOI
Karolína Steinerová, Sarah Parker, Jennifer Brown

и другие.

Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 275, С. 106263 - 106263

Опубликована: Апрель 25, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Neurexin1α knockout in rats causes aberrant social behaviour: relevance for autism and schizophrenia DOI Creative Commons
E. J. Marijke Achterberg, Barbara Biemans, Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren

и другие.

Psychopharmacology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 29, 2024

Abstract Rationale Genetic and environmental factors cause neuropsychiatric disorders through complex interactions that are far from understood. Loss-of-function mutations in synaptic proteins like neurexin1α have been linked to autism spectrum (ASD) schizophrenia (SCZ), both characterised by problems social behaviour. Childhood play behaviour is thought facilitate development, lack of may precipitate or exacerbate ASD SCZ. Objective To test the hypothesis an insult acts on top genetic vulnerability psychiatric-like phenotypes. aim, knockout rats was assessed, with without deprivation juvenile play. We also tested drugs prescribed SCZ assess relevance this dual-hit model for these disorders. Results Neurexin1α showed aberrant phenotype, high amounts play, increased motivation age-inappropriate sexual mounting, increase general activity. Play subtly altered later behaviour, but did not affect phenotype rats. Risperidone methylphenidate decreased wild-type Amphetamine-induced hyperactivity exaggerated Conclusion Deletion gene causes which modified deprivation. This therefore resembles disinhibited rather than withdrawal seen The rat could be a inappropriate childhood mental

Язык: Английский

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Play partner preferences among groups of unfamiliar juvenile male rats DOI Creative Commons
Jackson R. Ham, Sergio M. Pellis

Scientific Reports, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(1)

Опубликована: Июль 11, 2024

Abstract Like many mammals, as juveniles, rats engage in play fighting, which the laboratory is typically studied dyads, and consequently, it researcher who determines a rat’s partner. In real-life conditions, rat would have partners with whom to play. previous study, we found that do prefer some individuals more than others, surprisingly, when given choice, unfamiliar are preferred familiar ones. this assessed partner choice all available strangers. Eight groups of six juvenile male were observed for 10 min trials. One each group was selected ‘focal’ his towards, received by, others scored. Social networks revealed five eight formed preferences, also engaging focal rat. The mechanism by these preferences remains be determined, but seems there individual differences, potentially amount style play, allow an select most suitable from

Язык: Английский

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Regular play opportunities during the grow-finish phase improve pig trainability and learning in a cognitive bias test DOI
Karolína Steinerová, Sarah Parker, Yolande M. Seddon

и другие.

Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 106502 - 106502

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Exploring the effect of play on heart rate variability as a measure of positive emotional states in pigs DOI Creative Commons
Karolína Steinerová, Annika Krause, Sarah Parker

и другие.

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 12

Опубликована: Янв. 28, 2025

Play behaviour has been suggested to be inherently rewarding for animals, inducing positive emotional states. The psychophysiological effect of emotions can assessed through heart rate variability (HRV), serving as a proxy measure sympathovagal balance. This study investigated how the performance play influences (HR) and HRV parameters (RMSSD, SDNN) in pigs. It was hypothesized that would increase during immediately after due predominant vagal activation compared baseline, indicating state. Gilts ( n = 32, 18 19 weeks age), housed standard partly-slatted pens, were selected from two pen-level treatments: Novelty (NOV) Pen (PLP). treatment pigs reared with intermittent promotion (3x/week) 10 age. For recordings, promoted 15-min pairs gilts within treatment, destructible novel objects given either home pen (NOV, 1 m 2 /pig), or an enclosed ‘playpen’ area providing extra space (PLP, 2.9 / pig). measured session three consecutive periods: (i) baseline (before bout, no occurring), (ii) bout (play expression), (iii) after-play (immediately bout). Twenty-six played at least once. bouts lasted between 30 s (10 s: 60, 20 18, 6). In 10-s bouts, RMSSD higher p 0.027) 0.015), while SDNN increased ≤ 0.001) 0.008) only ambulation (pig moving forward: walking running). HR did not differ across periods but 0.003). Twenty-sec followed same relationship numerical differences, 30-s differ. Treatments influence HRV. Results suggest engaging increases HRV, this persisting into period play. indicates contributes states Physical activity involved More dynamic energetic involving might more provides evidence assessing underscores importance incorporating experiences conventional farming practices.

Язык: Английский

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