Rats that learn to vocalize for food reward emit longer and louder appetitive calls and fewer short aversive calls.
Rats are social animals that use ultrasonic vocalizations (USV) in their intraspecific communication. Several types of USV have been previously described, e.g., appetitive 50-kHz USV and aversive short 22-kHz USV. It is not fully understood which aspects of the USV repertoire play important function...
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| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2024-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0297174&type=printable |