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Susan Bowden

Michigan State UniversityORCID 0000-0001-7839-1871Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Neuroscience· 2 Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:rat· 3 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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Alexa H. VeenemaiD· 3 shared Isabella C. Orsucci· 2 shared J. LeeiD· 2 shared Kira D. Becker· 2 shared Anna Luxhoj· 1 shared Daniela AndersoniD· 1 shared Jackson R. HamiD· 1 shared Jessica D.A. Lee· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 2/yr

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NeuroscienceHormones and BehaviorPeer-reviewedMay 20, 2026

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…·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.

1 citation

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NeuroscienceBrain Structure and FunctionPeer-reviewedApr 13, 2026

The nucleus accumbens to ventral pallidum pathway regulates social play behavior via sex-specific mechanisms in juvenile rats

J. Lee, Daniela Anderson, Isabella C. Orsucci…·Alexa H. Veenema

This study investigates how the nucleus accumbens to ventral pallidum pathway regulates social play behavior in juvenile rats, revealing sex-specific mechanisms involving NAc inhibition and VP activation.

DOI 10.1007/s00429-026-03100-0

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Animal Behavior & CognitionPhysiology & BehaviorPeer-reviewedNov 15, 2024

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…·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.

5 citations

ratbehavioral assay

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