The Norway rat has important impacts on our life. They are amongst the most used research
subjects, resulting in ground-breaking advances. At the same time, wild rats live in close …

This review summarizes all reported and suspected functions of ultrasonic vocalizations in
infant and adult rats. The review leads to the conclusion that all types of ultrasonic …

Many rodent species emit and detect vocalizations in the ultrasonic range. Rats use three
classes of ultrasonic vocalizations depending on developmental stage, experience and the …

Integration of social cues to initiate adaptive emotional and behavioral responses is a
fundamental aspect of animal and human behavior. In humans, social communication …

Background Rodents have been employed in modern scientific research from the 17th
century. However, in the early period of experimental science, scientists often had scarce …

Automated driving raises new human factors challenges. There is a paradox that allows
drivers to perform non-driving related tasks (NDRTs), while benefiting from a driver who …

The investigation of prosocial behavior is of particular interest from an evolutionary
perspective. Comparisons of prosociality across non-human animal species have, however …

A central premise of the science of comparative affect is that we can best learn about the
causes and consequences of affect by comparing affective phenomena across a variety of …

The social environment of animals influences individual social decisions, which in turn feeds
back on the social environment. The two halves of this feedback loop are rarely studied in …

In species in which adults of the two sexes show long‐term association, males often engage
in acts of assistance (“services”) aimed at females and/or their young in various behavioural …