Effects of different opportunities for social interaction on the play fighting behavior in male and female golden hamsters (<i>Mesocricetus auratus</i>)

Vieira, Mauro Luı́s; Garcia, Murilo Pereira; Rau, Débora Driemeyer Wilbert; Prado, Alessandra Bonassoli

doi:10.1002/dev.20101

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“…In most animal species, males play more frequently than females do (Caro 1981;Vieira and Sartorio 2002;Vieira et al 2005). This relationship has been identified in baboons, chimpanzees, tamarins, dogs, coyotes, wolves, cats, rats, hamsters, gerbils and sheep (Vieira and Sartorio 2002).…”

Section: Play Behaviour and Animal Welfarementioning

confidence: 89%

Play behaviour in nonhuman animals and the animal welfare issue

Oliveira

Rossi

Silva

et al. 2009

J Ethol

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The mission of defining animal welfare indicators is methodologically difficult, limited, and possibly impossible. A promising alternative, however, to evaluate suitable environmental conditions is the assessment of play behaviour. In the present review, we summarise the general aspects of play behaviour in nonhuman animals and propose its use as a potential indicator of animal welfare. Play behaviour probably occurs in most vertebrates and some invertebrates, but predominately in mammals. It is also more frequent in young males and is associated with the environmental context in which animals find themselves. Animals play if they are healthy and well-fed, but not if they are under stressful conditions or if they are in a stressful state. We can therefore use the prevalence of play behaviour as an indicator of suitable environmental conditions, considering the specificity associated with the above-mentioned modifying factors.

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Section: Play Behaviour and Animal Welfarementioning

confidence: 89%

Play behaviour in nonhuman animals and the animal welfare issue

Oliveira

Rossi

Silva

et al. 2009

J Ethol

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“…The effects of social isolation in juvenile rats are likely related to play deprivation, because one hour of social interaction with peers is sufficient to minimize the effects of social isolation (Einon, et al, 1978). Compensating for the effects of social isolation in Syrian hamsters is less straightforward because even two hours of social interaction with peers fails to alleviate the effects of social isolation on play behavior (Vieira, et al, 2005). We avoided the potential confounds of social isolation by housing play-deprived hamsters with their mother after weaning the other littermates.…”

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“…For instance, the consequences of social isolation are attenuated when juvenile rats are given the opportunity to play with peers for one hour per day (Einon, Morgan, & Kibbler, 1978). In Syrian hamsters, at least two hours of social interaction per day may be necessary to compensate for the effects of social isolation (Vieira, Garcia, Rau, & Prado, 2005). Also, exposure to adults or drugged peers that do not play fails to reduce the motivation to play in juvenile rats, as well as the adverse effects of social isolation (Bean & Lee, 1991; Panksepp, Siviy, & Normansell, 1984).…”

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Social play in juvenile hamsters alters dendritic morphology in the medial prefrontal cortex and attenuates effects of social stress in adulthood.

Burleson¹,

Pedersen²,

Seddighi³

et al. 2016

Behavioral Neuroscience

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Social play is a fundamental aspect of behavioral development in many species. Social play deprivation in rats alters dendritic morphology in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) and we have shown that this brain region regulates responses to social defeat stress in Syrian hamsters. In this study, we tested whether play deprivation during the juvenile period disrupts dendritic morphology in the prefrontal cortex and potentiates the effects of social defeat stress. At weaning, male hamsters were either group-housed with peers or pair-housed with their mother, with whom they do not play. In adulthood, animals received acute social defeat stress or no-defeat control treatment. The hamsters were then tested for a conditioned defeat response in a social interaction test with a novel intruder, and were also tested for social avoidance of a familiar opponent. Brains were collected for Golgi-Cox staining and analysis of dendritic morphology in the infralimbic (IL), prelimbic (PL), and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). Play-deprived animals showed an increased conditioned defeat response and elevated avoidance of a familiar opponent compared to play-exposed animals. Also, play-deprived animals showed increased total length and branch points in apical dendrites of pyramidal neurons in the IL and PL cortices, but not in the OFC. These findings suggest that social play deprivation in juvenile hamsters disrupts neuronal development in the vmPFC and increases vulnerability to the effects of social stress in adulthood. Overall, these results suggest that social play is necessary for the natural dendritic pruning process during adolescence and promotes coping with stress in adulthood.

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“…Though rare, there are instances in the modern world of carers who lock up their children, isolating them from contact with others and play spaces; the child’s response on being freed is to seek nourishment and other basic needs for survival rather than play. Work with animals has shown that if the play deprivation is short-lived, the animals bounce back and play more, almost as if they were trying to catch up; however, if the deprivation goes on too long, then brain structures and systems will be affected [ 40 , 41 ].…”

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Teenagers and Playing: Are Pastimes Like Neknominate a Usual Response to Adolescence?

Else

2014

Children

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While “outside of society” for much of the last sixty years, adolescents have attracted attention in recent times because of perceptions of their anti-social and, in some cases, violent behaviour. Teenagers face many challenges on their journey to adulthood; growth spurts, hormone developments and changes in the structure of the brain. These biological challenges have been affected since around 1990 by the impact of technology and the subsequent cultural changes. Activities, like the technology-driven, socially-networked pastime, Neknomination, amongst others, meet basic drives that gym-based activities do not. Adults are increasingly concerned about unhealthy patterns of behaviour that suggest that this coming generation of adults will not live as long as their parents, causing misery and putting additional economic pressures on families and society if the expected standards of living and health are to be maintained. The pressures facing teenagers are many, but a concerted effort by adults to change their attitudes towards children and young people to help rather than instruct may assist with meeting their needs and those of society.

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Effects of different opportunities for social interaction on the play fighting behavior in male and female golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

Cited by 5 publications

References 34 publications

Play behaviour in nonhuman animals and the animal welfare issue

Play behaviour in nonhuman animals and the animal welfare issue

Social play in juvenile hamsters alters dendritic morphology in the medial prefrontal cortex and attenuates effects of social stress in adulthood.

Teenagers and Playing: Are Pastimes Like Neknominate a Usual Response to Adolescence?

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