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Characterizing risky play-like behaviour in juvenile versus young adult rats
Emel Souiki, Jason Getty, Shani Maggioncaldasacerdote…·Heidi M. B. Lesscher
This study identifies and quantifies risky play-like behaviour in juvenile and young adult rats using ethological frameworks to assess developmental changes in engagement with elevated and unstable environments.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.29.757313