In search of prosociality in rodents: A scoping review.
Studying prosociality in rodents can provide insight into brain mechanisms potentially related to neurodevelopmental disorders known to impact social behaviors (e.g., autism spectrum disorder). While many studies have been published suggesting promising models, current knowledge remains scattered, i...
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| author | Valérie Charron Joey Talbot Patrick R Labelle Anne T M Konkle Hélène Plamondon |
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| description | Studying prosociality in rodents can provide insight into brain mechanisms potentially related to neurodevelopmental disorders known to impact social behaviors (e.g., autism spectrum disorder). While many studies have been published suggesting promising models, current knowledge remains scattered, including potential factors mediating prosocial behaviors in rodents. Prosocial behavior is characterized by an action done to benefit another or promote their well-being. The goal of this scoping review is to characterize current findings regarding prosocial paradigms in rodents, highlight current gaps in reporting, and identify factors shown to be important in mediating prosocial responses in rodents. Five databases were consulted in search of relevant studies published between 2000 and 2020 (APA PsycInfo, Embase, MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science). An update using a semi-supervised machine learning approach (ASReview) was then conducted to collect studies from 2021-2023. In total, 80 articles were included. Findings were the following: (1) Three categories of prosocial paradigm were extracted: cooperation, helping, and sharing tasks, (2) Rodents showed the ability to perform prosocial actions in all three categories, (3) Significant gaps in reported methodologies (e.g., failure to report animals' characteristics, housing conditions, and/or experimental protocol) and mediating factors (e.g., sex, strain, housing, food restriction) were found, and (4) Behaviors are determinant when investigating prosociality in rodents, however many studies omitted to include such analyses. Together these results inform future studies on the impact of mediating factors and the importance of behavioral analyses on the expression of prosocial behaviors in rodents. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a6f89a8220714b3185cec3549c6f488a2025-02-05T05:32:20ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032024-01-011911e031077110.1371/journal.pone.0310771In search of prosociality in rodents: A scoping review.Valérie CharronJoey TalbotPatrick R LabelleAnne T M KonkleHélène PlamondonStudying prosociality in rodents can provide insight into brain mechanisms potentially related to neurodevelopmental disorders known to impact social behaviors (e.g., autism spectrum disorder). While many studies have been published suggesting promising models, current knowledge remains scattered, including potential factors mediating prosocial behaviors in rodents. Prosocial behavior is characterized by an action done to benefit another or promote their well-being. The goal of this scoping review is to characterize current findings regarding prosocial paradigms in rodents, highlight current gaps in reporting, and identify factors shown to be important in mediating prosocial responses in rodents. Five databases were consulted in search of relevant studies published between 2000 and 2020 (APA PsycInfo, Embase, MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science). An update using a semi-supervised machine learning approach (ASReview) was then conducted to collect studies from 2021-2023. In total, 80 articles were included. Findings were the following: (1) Three categories of prosocial paradigm were extracted: cooperation, helping, and sharing tasks, (2) Rodents showed the ability to perform prosocial actions in all three categories, (3) Significant gaps in reported methodologies (e.g., failure to report animals' characteristics, housing conditions, and/or experimental protocol) and mediating factors (e.g., sex, strain, housing, food restriction) were found, and (4) Behaviors are determinant when investigating prosociality in rodents, however many studies omitted to include such analyses. Together these results inform future studies on the impact of mediating factors and the importance of behavioral analyses on the expression of prosocial behaviors in rodents.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310771 |
| spellingShingle | Valérie Charron Joey Talbot Patrick R Labelle Anne T M Konkle Hélène Plamondon In search of prosociality in rodents: A scoping review. PLoS ONE |
| title | In search of prosociality in rodents: A scoping review. |
| title_full | In search of prosociality in rodents: A scoping review. |
| title_fullStr | In search of prosociality in rodents: A scoping review. |
| title_full_unstemmed | In search of prosociality in rodents: A scoping review. |
| title_short | In search of prosociality in rodents: A scoping review. |
| title_sort | in search of prosociality in rodents a scoping review |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310771 |
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