Opportunities for risk-taking during play alters cognitive performance and prefrontal inhibitory signalling in rats of both sexes
Ate Bijlsma, Evelien E. Birza, Tara C. Pimentel, Janneke P. M. Maranus, Marieke J. J. M. van Gaans, José G. Lozeman‐van t Klooster, Annemarie M. Baars, E. J. Marijke Achterberg, Heidi M. B. Lesscher, Corette J. Wierenga, Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren
This study shows that high-risk play during development affects cognitive flexibility, emotional behavior, and prefrontal inhibitory signaling in rats, with sex-specific effects.
European Journal of Neuroscience · Mar 21, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience