Behaviors are shaped by hormones, which may act either by changing brain circuits or by
modifying sensory detection of relevant cues. Pup-directed behaviors have been previously …

Oxytocin (OT) has been demonstrated to be involved in various social behaviors in
mammals. However, OT gene knockout (OTKO) mice can conceive and deliver successfully …

Sexually naive male mice show robust aggressive behavior toward pups. However, the
proportion of male mice exhibiting pup-directed aggression declines after cohabitation with …

Aim Oxytocin plays an important role in social recognition in rodents, which is mediated
predominantly by the olfactory system. Although oxytocin modulates neural activity in the …

Social functions of oxytocin (OT) have been explored extensively; however, relationship
between the effect of intranasally applied OT (nasal OT) on the social preference (SP) and …

The neural control of social behaviors in rodents requires the encoding of pheromonal cues
by the vomeronasal system. Here we show that the typical preference of male mice for …

In mammalian species, detection of pheromone cues by the vomeronasal organ (VNO) at
different concentrations can elicit distinct behavioral responses and endocrine changes. It is …

In this issue of Neuron, Oettl et al.(2016) show how oxytocin can boost processing of
olfactory information in female rats by a top-downregulation from the anterior olfactory …

Social signals are identified through processing in sensory systems to trigger appropriate
behavioral responses. Social signals are received primarily in most mammals through the …

Genetic disruption of the vomeronasal organ (VNO), an organ responsible for pheromone
processing, drastically alters socio-sexual behavior in mice. However, it is not known …