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3 - The Neurochemistry of Social Play Behaviour in Rats

from Part I - Evolution of Play

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2018

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Viviana Trezza ,
E. J. Marijke Achterberg  and
Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren
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Peter K. Smith  and
Jaipaul L. Roopnarine
Peter K. Smith
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Goldsmiths, University of London
Jaipaul L. Roopnarine
Affiliation:
Syracuse University, New York
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The Cambridge Handbook of Play
Developmental and Disciplinary Perspectives
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