Social play is critical for the development of prefrontal inhibitory synapses and cognitive flexibility in rats
Ate Bijlsma, Azar Omrani, Marcia Spoelder, Jeroen P. H. Verharen, Lisa Bauer, Cosette Cornelis, Beleke de Zwart, René van Dorland, Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren, Corette J. Wierenga
This study shows that social play during early life is essential for developing inhibitory synapses in the prefrontal cortex and cognitive flexibility in rats.
bioRxiv · May 1, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience