Physiological and Behavioral Responses to Vocalization Playback in Mice

• Published in: Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience Vol. 14; p. 155
• Main Authors: Niemczura, Alexandra C., Grimsley, Jasmine M., Kim, Chae, Alkhawaga, Ahmad, Poth, Austin, Carvalho, Alyssa, Wenstrup, Jeffrey J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Frontiers Research Foundation 01.09.2020; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: anxiety; Behavior; Behavioral Neuroscience; communication; Corticosterone; Experiments; Females; Males; mouse; Noise; Physiology; Playback; Sex differences; Stress; ultrasonic; Vocalization behavior

In mice, the caller’s production of social vocalizations has been extensively studied but the effect of these vocalizations on the listener is less understood, with playback studies to date utilizing one vocalization category or listeners of one sex. This study examines how several categories of mou...