Tickle contagion in the rat somatosensory cortex

dc.contributor.authorKaufmann, Lena V.
dc.contributor.authorBrecht, Michael
dc.contributor.authorIshiyama, Shimpei
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-08T09:03:20Z
dc.date.available2023-02-08T09:03:20Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe cellular mechanisms of emotional contagion are unknown. We investigated tickle contagion and the underlying neuronal representations in playful rats. We recorded trunk somatosensory cortex activity of observer rats while they received tickling and audiovisual playback of tickling footage and while they witnessed tickling of demonstrator rats. Observers vocalized and showed “Freudensprünge” (“joy jumps”) during witnessing live tickling, while they showed little behavioral responses to playbacks. Deep layers in the trunk somatosensory neurons showed a larger correlation between direct and witnessed tickling responses compared to superficial layers. Trunk somatosensory neurons discharged upon emission of own and demonstrator’s vocalizations and might drive contagious “laughter”. We conclude that trunk somatosensory cortex might represent ticklishness contagion.de_DE
dc.description.sponsorshipGefördert durch die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Projektnummer 491381577
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-8660
dc.identifier.urihttps://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/8676
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizinde_DE
dc.subject.ddc610 Medical sciencesen_GB
dc.titleTickle contagion in the rat somatosensory cortexen_GB
dc.typeZeitschriftenaufsatzde_DE
jgu.apc.netprice2600,00
jgu.apc.price2782,00
jgu.apc.taxrate7
jgu.dfg.year2022
jgu.journal.issue12
jgu.journal.titleiScience
jgu.journal.volume25
jgu.nationalcurrency.eur2600,00
jgu.organisation.departmentFB 04 Medizinde_DE
jgu.organisation.nameJohannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainzde_DE
jgu.organisation.number2700
jgu.organisation.placeMainz
jgu.organisation.rorhttps://ror.org/023b0x485
jgu.pages.alternative105718
jgu.publisher.doi10.1016/j.isci.2022.105718
jgu.publisher.issn2589-0042
jgu.publisher.nameElsevier
jgu.publisher.placeAmsterdam
jgu.publisher.year2022
jgu.rights.accessrightsopenAccessen_GB
jgu.subject.ddccode610
jgu.subject.dfgLebenswissenschaftende_DE
jgu.type.contenttypeScientific articleen_GB
jgu.type.dinitypeArticleen_GB
jgu.type.resourceTexten_GB
jgu.type.versionPublished versionen_GB

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