Ethotransmission: communication of emotional states through ultrasonic vocalization in rats
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...First of all, rats are highly social animals, showing various types of social behaviours and using a rich acoustic communication system (for reviews see: [75,85])....
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...It has yet to be determined whether these calls are performed specifically to solicit play or are simply a reflection of positive mood, although there is growing evidence suggesting that ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) may also have communicative properties during emotionally charged behaviours (Brudzynski, 2013)....
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...…determined whether these calls are performed specifically to solicit play or are simply a reflection of positive mood, although there is growing evidence suggesting that ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) may also have communicative properties during emotionally charged behaviours (Brudzynski, 2013)....
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...Notably, rat has become the most extensively used animals in the context of SCH and ASD neuroscience (Brudzynski, 2013)....
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...Accordingly, and as compared to mice, rats provide more experimental advantages including the fact that rats demonstrate richer social behavioral skills, show various types of social behaviors, and use a rich CNS communication system (Brudzynski, 2013)....
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...These calls are thought to serve as situation-dependent affective signals and accomplish important communicative functions (Portfors, 2007; Brudzynski, 2013; Wöhr and Schwarting, 2013)....
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...The 22 kHz vocalizations are emitted in negative states and aversive situations, while 50 kHz calls are emitted in positive states and appetitive situations [21–23]....
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...Vocal expression of emotional states is equally important in simple mother-infant communication [13,14] as in vocal communication within larger mammalian social groups in adulthood [15]....
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