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Kira D. Becker

Michigan State University

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:rat· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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Alexa H. VeenemaiD· 2 shared Susan BowdeniD· 2 shared Anna Luxhoj· 1 shared Isabella C. Orsucci· 1 shared J. LeeiD· 1 shared Jackson R. HamiD· 1 shared Jessica D.A. Lee· 1 shared Valery GrinevichiD· 1 shared

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Sex-specific regulation of social play in juvenile rats by oxytocin neurons in the hypothalamus and oxytocin signaling in the nucleus accumbens

Susan Bowden, Kira D. Becker, Anna Luxhoj, Valery Grinevich, Jessica D.A. Lee, Alexa H. Veenema

This study investigates how oxytocin neurons in the hypothalamus and oxytocin signaling in the nucleus accumbens regulate sex-specific social play behavior in juvenile rats.

Hormones and Behavior · May 20, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

To Play or Not to Play? Effects of Playmate Familiarity and Social Isolation on Social Play Engagement in Three Laboratory Rat Strains

Isabella C. Orsucci, Kira D. Becker, Jackson R. Ham, J. Lee, Susan Bowden, Alexa H. Veenema

This study examines how playmate familiarity and social isolation affect social play behavior in three rat strains, revealing strain-specific differences in play engagement and tactics.

Physiology & Behavior · Nov 15, 2024Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition