Shimpei Ishiyama

This study compares social play behavior in tame mice and golden hamsters during interactions with humans and conspecifics, finding differences in vocalization and interaction patterns.

This study investigates the role of the anterior insula in processing tickle-induced playful emotions in rats, finding symmetric neural representations and correlations with vocalizations.

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.