and vigorous movements with their fingertips on a rat’s neck and abdomen to imitate juvenile rat rough-and-tumble play. Rat tickling is generally seen to be a positive experience for rats; for example ...

4. Yu X, Zhang F and Shi J. Neonatal exposure to sevoflurane caused cognitive deficits by dysregulating SK2 channels and GluA2-lacking AMPA receptors in juvenile rat hippocampus. Neuropharmacology ...