Limited generalizability, pharmacological modulation, and state-dependency of habituation towards pro-social 50-kHz calls in rats
Summary: Communication constitutes a fundamental component of mammalian social behavior. Rats are highly social animals and emit 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations (USV), which function as social contact calls. Playback of 50-kHz USV leads to strong and immediate social approach responses in receiver r...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-05-01
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Series: | iScience |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221003941 |