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- For all that, the mammal species we most love to hate does have at least one redeeming—even endearing—quality: Rats, according to a new study in Science, can laugh, and the best way to get them to do it is to tickle them.
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By studying how rats react to tickling, scientists are gaining insight into how a brain processes and responds to the sensation.
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Jul 28, 2023 · The furry rodents can be quite fun-loving, scientists say. And yes, under the right circumstances, they do enjoy a bit of rough-and-tumble play, letting out high-pitched squeaks akin to human laughter. Now, researchers say they have identified the area of the brain responsible for this playfulness. The discovery, reported today in Neuron ...
Jul 1, 2012 · The stereotypical sound of human laughter is an aspirated h, followed by a vowel, usually a, and largely because of our larynx is rich in harmonics. In contrast, rat laughter comes in the form of...
- Jesse Bering
Aug 21, 2023 · Now, new research has identified the parts of the brain that may be responsible for play and laughter by tickling rats in the lab, according to a study published recently in the journal Neuron. “Play is really a not-well understood behavior,” says Michael Brecht, a neurobiologist at the Humboldt University of Berlin.
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Jul 28, 2023 · Rats have what appears to be a “laugh centre” in their midbrain that is activated when the animals are tickled or when they engage in play behaviours. Researchers first discovered that rats...
Nov 10, 2016 · Best of all, rats display a classic expression of positive emotion, found across many species, including dogs, foxes, lambs, guinea pigs, and human children, called "joy jumps," Ishiyama says. This involves leaping into the air with both legs together, he explains.
Jul 31, 2023 · Rat laughter is too high-pitched for human ears to hear, so the scientists also rigged up an ultrasonic microphone to record any sounds the animals made. Then, they placed the rats in a...
