The role of play-derived experiences on the development of the medial prefrontal cortex and adult social behavior

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dc.contributor.authorStark, Rachel A.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorPellis, Sergio M.
dc.contributor.supervisorGibb, Robbin L.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-11T21:11:35Z
dc.date.available2021-09-11T21:11:35Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.degree.levelPh.Den_US
dc.description.abstractFor many mammals, play with peers is a hallmark of the juvenile period. While these animals may play because it is fun, research has also shown that play during the juvenile period helps develop critical skills that allow animals to better adapt to unpredictable situations later in life. Therefore, play is hypothesized to build skills, especially executive functions that, in many mammals, depend on neural systems that incorporate the prefrontal cortex. This thesis uses novel approaches to explore the role of play in the development of social skills and the underlying brain mechanisms in rats. For the first time, the same rearing paradigm is used to compare the effects play deprivation has in both sexes. Not only do males and females exhibit the same social deficits and altered brain development, but this thesis also shows that both sexes depend on the same play-derived experiences.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6020
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0287en_US
dc.proquest.subject0317en_US
dc.proquest.subject0384en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Neuroscienceen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Neuroscienceen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectmedial prefrontal cortexen_US
dc.subjectrat juvenile perioden_US
dc.subjectplay deprivationen_US
dc.subjectplay fightingen_US
dc.subjectsocial playen_US
dc.subjectneurobiology of social playen_US
dc.subjectplay derived experiencesen_US
dc.subjectdevelopment of social skillsen_US
dc.subjectplay in young mammalsen_US
dc.subjectPlay behavior in animals -- Researchen_US
dc.subjectPlay -- Social aspects -- Researchen_US
dc.subjectPrefrontal cortex -- Researchen_US
dc.subjectFighting (Psychology) -- Social aspects -- Researchen_US
dc.subjectSocial behavior in animalsen_US
dc.subjectCritical periods (Biology)en_US
dc.subjectRats -- Developmenten_US
dc.subjectRats -- Behavioren_US
dc.subjectExecutive functions (Neuropsychology)en_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleThe role of play-derived experiences on the development of the medial prefrontal cortex and adult social behavioren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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