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Lena V. Kaufmann

Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinORCID 0000-0002-0965-2254Unclaimed 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· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprintDec 31, 2025

Heightened Play following Play Observation in the Absence of 22KHz Calls in Juvenile Rats

Frédéric Michon, E. J. Marijke Achterberg, Lena V. Kaufmann…·Christian Keysers

This study investigates positive emotional contagion in juvenile rats through play observation, finding increased play behavior after observing playful demonstrators without 22 kHz calls.

DOI 10.64898/2025.12.31.697143

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintNov 15, 2023

A Myelin Map of Trunk Folds in the Elephant Trigeminal Nucleus

Noémie Reveyaz, Undine Schneeweiß, Olivia Heise…·Michael Brecht

The paper maps myelin stripes in elephant trigeminal nuclei to trunk folds, revealing structural organization and differences between Asian and African elephants.

3 citations

experimental assay

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintOct 22, 2021

Tickle contagion in the somatosensory cortex

Lena V. Kaufmann, Michael Brecht, Shimpei Ishiyama

This study investigates tickle contagion in rats, finding that trunk somatosensory neurons respond to both direct and witnessed tickling, with mirrored responses driving contagious laughter.

3 citations

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