Effects of Neonatal Handling on Playfulness by Means of Reversal of the Desire to Play in Rats (Rattus norvegicus)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 347-356

  Aguilar, Raúl ^a   Caramés, José M ^a   Espinet, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

emotion; neonatal handling; play motivation; social behavior; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRIVE; EMOTION; FEAR; GENETICS; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOTIVATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEWBORN; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT; RECREATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; EMOTIONS; FEAR; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); INSTINCT; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MOTIVATION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PHENOTYPE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RATS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 72949117188     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016437     Document Type: Article

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