The Playful Brain: Venturing to the Limits of Neuroscience

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What behaviour qualifies as play, what brain mechanisms are needed to produce play, and of what benefit does play have to our lives With reference to a range of species, but using the feisty rat as their model, this title synthesize three decades of empirical research to create the first truly integrated study.

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"Their descriptive and experimental studies on play in many species are inspirational, offering a blueprint on how to do science properly - and good science is never exclusive." * The Times Higher Educational Supplement *
"an erudite exploration of the science and mystery of play" * International Play Association *
"Their descriptive and experimental studies on play in many species are inspirational, offering a blueprint on how to do science properly - and good science is never exclusive." * The Times Higher Educational Supplement *
"an erudite exploration of the science and mystery of play" * International Play Association *

Author Bio

Professor Sergio Pellis and Associate Professor Vivien Pellis both work at the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.