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Dr. Marijke Achterberg is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Population Health Sciences - Animals in Science & Society. Her research focuses on the neurobiology of social play behavior, its role in development, and implications for psychiatric disorders like autism and schizophrenia.
- Neurobiology of social play behavior
- Pharmacological and chemogenetic interventions
- Individual differences in play and later behavioral outcomes
Recent studies analyze social play's neural circuits, intergenerational effects of opioids, and play's role in stress resilience. She employs behavioral setups, pharmacological tools, and rodent models to explore these mechanisms.
Key collaborators include L. Vanderschuren, C. Burke, and S. Pellis. Her work spans 2011-2025 with publications in Psychopharmacology, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, and Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews.
