Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the impact of chronic social isolation on the behavioral profile of male and female Wistar rats within a ketamine (Ket)-induced model of schizophrenia. A total of 144 adult Wistar rats (male and female) were divided into four experimental groups per sex: (1) Socialized + Saline (Sal) (Control group); (2) Socialized + Ket; (3) Isolated + Sal (Isolated...