Christina J. Reppucci

Structural and functional sex differences in the ventral pallidal vasopressin system are associated with the sex-specific regulation of juvenile social play behavior in rats

This study investigates sex differences in the vasopressin system of the ventral pallidum and their association with juvenile social play behavior in rats.

Wistar rats and C57BL/6J mice differ in their motivation to seek social interaction versus food in the Social versus Food Preference Test

The paper evaluates how social and food preferences vary in Wistar rats and C57BL/6J mice under different conditions, finding differences in baseline preferences and responses to deprivation.

Involvement of orexin/hypocretin in the expression of social play behaviour in juvenile rats

This study shows that the orexin/hypocretin system modulates social play behavior in juvenile rats by affecting ORX-A neuron activity and ORX-1 receptor function.