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Effects of maternal deprivation and complex housing on pro-social behavior in rats: An automated, operant task examining motivation to liberate a trapped conspecific
A. Kalamari, J. Kentrop, C. Hinna Danesi…·R. van der Veen
This study examines how early life environments affect pro-social behavior in rats using an automated operant task, finding that complex housing reduces motivation to liberate trapped conspecifics.
DOI 10.1101/2020.11.30.403386