Heidi M. B. Lesscher

This study identifies and quantifies risky play-like behaviour in juvenile and young adult rats using ethological frameworks to assess developmental changes in engagement with elevated and unstable environments.

This study shows that high-risk play during development affects cognitive flexibility, emotional behavior, and prefrontal inhibitory signaling in rats, with sex-specific effects.

This study investigates how CaMKIIa+ neurons in the BNST modulate natural reward seeking behaviors, showing their role in regulating sexual behavior and sucrose self-administration based on internal state.