Playful interactions in family groups of the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus jacchus)

Stevenson, Miranda F.; Poole, Trevor B.

doi:10.1016/s0003-3472(82)80163-2

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“…Social play was defined as any ''high level of activity'' which included play elements involving interactions among focal subjects and one or more additional group members (Stevenson & Poole, 1982;Voland, 1977).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Responses to play initiation were coded as active responses (those in which play was reciprocated by the approached animal with rough and tumble or approach-withdraw behaviors) or inactive responses (the approached animal terminated play; Voland, 1977;Stevenson & Poole, 1982). Two categories of social play behavior have been distinguished in the literature, rough and tumble play and approachwithdraw play (Box, 1975;Voland, 1977;Stevenson & Poole, 1982;Panksepp et al, 1984;Chalmers & Locke-Haydon, 1985). Elements of rough and tumble play scored include wrestling, physical contact (grab, kick, hit), jumping on another animal and play biting (Voland, 1977;Stevenson & Poole, 1982).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Two categories of social play behavior have been distinguished in the literature, rough and tumble play and approachwithdraw play (Box, 1975;Voland, 1977;Stevenson & Poole, 1982;Panksepp et al, 1984;Chalmers & Locke-Haydon, 1985). Elements of rough and tumble play scored include wrestling, physical contact (grab, kick, hit), jumping on another animal and play biting (Voland, 1977;Stevenson & Poole, 1982). Elements of approach-withdraw play scored include running away, chasing and stalking (Voland, 1977;Stevenson & Poole, 1982).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Support for this hypothesis comes from the observation that sex differences in the social play of juveniles, such as physical play and maternal play, tend to be consistent with sex differences seen in the mature behavioral counterparts shown by adults (Meaney et al, 1985). Other studies have explored the concept that social play is not just ''practice'' of adult social behavior, but a distinct and separate category of social behavior, readily distinguished from other social behaviors (i.e., an acculturation function; Voland, 1977;Panksepp, 1981;Stevenson & Poole, 1982;Chalmers & Locke-Haydon, 1985;Vanderschuren, Spruijt, Hol, Niesink & Van Ree, 1995;Pellis & Pellis, 1996). Data from descriptive studies of play indicate that play patterns vary behaviorally and in sequential structure from other types of social interactions.…”

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“…Several descriptive studies of primate play behavior have been published (Box, 1975;Voland, 1977;Stevenson & Poole, 1982;Chalmers & Locke-Haydon, 1985;Fagen, 1993) but to our knowledge no published study to date has investigated the neuropharmacology of play behavior in a primate. Common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) are excellent subjects for studies of the neurobiology of play behavior.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Morphine administration selectively facilitates social play in common marmosets*†

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Newman

Roberts

2002

Developmental Psychobiology

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Common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) form extended families, and several cohorts of young may reside together. Play is shown extensively among the offspring. We hypothesized that opiate activity modulates social play, and predicted that administration of morphine (0.5 mg/kg) would facilitate social play, whereas pretreatment with naloxone (0.5 mg/kg) would block morphine's effects. Morphine administration was associated with significantly increased social play, and the effect of morphine was attributable to the focal subject, since play initiated by others was unaffected by treatment. Non-social categories of play, such as object manipulation and locomotor play, and affiliative behaviors, such as time spent huddled, were unaffected by treatment. Twittering and play face, behaviors used by young during play, also increased after morphine administration. Pretreatment with naloxone blocked morphine's effects. Total activity was significantly increased by morphine administration. We conclude that social play is specifically facilitated by opiate activation, whereas other categories of play behavior and social behavior were unaffected by morphine. Thus, social play represents a distinct category of social behavior in juvenile common marmosets with regulatory processes that are unique from other types of social behavior.

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Section: Behaviors Scoredmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Behaviors Scoredmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Behaviors Scoredmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Morphine administration selectively facilitates social play in common marmosets*†

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2002

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Post-conflict affiliation in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus jacchus)

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Coevolutionary relationship between striatum size and social play in nonhuman primates

Graham

2010

American J Primatol

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The striatum is a region of the brain specifically tied to the experience and anticipation of pleasure, reward, appropriate behavioral sequencing, cognition, learning, and social modulation. Furthermore, the striatum is connected neurologically and functionally to other brain regions associated with the exhibition of social play, such as the neocortex, cerebellum, and limbic system. For these reasons, the striatum is especially interesting to researchers of play behavior. Moreover, the caudate-putamen area of the striatum has been specifically implicated in laboratory studies of social play behavior. This study uses the phylogenetic comparative method of independent contrasts to test for an evolutionary relationship between striatum volume and a measure of social play in nonhuman primates. Relative volume of the primate striatum correlates with rate of social, but not nonsocial, play behavior across species, suggesting a coevolution of traits. The pleasurable and procedural aspects of social play behavior may be mediated in part by the striatum and further to its connection to dopaminergic pathways in the primate brain.

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Playful interactions in family groups of the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus jacchus)

Cited by 34 publications

References 32 publications

Morphine administration selectively facilitates social play in common marmosets*†

Morphine administration selectively facilitates social play in common marmosets*†

Post-conflict affiliation in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus jacchus)

Coevolutionary relationship between striatum size and social play in nonhuman primates

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