Main In recent years, substantial advances in social neuroscience have been realized,
including the generation of numerous rodent models of autism spectrum disorder. Still, it can …

Environmentally appropriate social behavior is critical for survival across the lifespan. To
support this flexible behavior, the brain must rapidly perform numerous computations taking …

Early-life stress (ELS) is one of the strongest lifetime risk factors for depression, anxiety,
suicide, and other psychiatric disorders, particularly after facing additional stressful events …

Current clinical literature and supporting animal literature have shown that repeated and
profound early-life adversity, especially when experienced within the caregiver–infant dyad …

Flexible and context-appropriate social functioning is key for survival across species. This
flexibility also renders social behavior highly plastic, particularly during early development …

Adolescence is a developmental period characterized by brain maturation and changes in
social engagement. Changes in the social environment influence social behaviors …

The medial nucleus of the amygdala (MeA) is known to regulate social behavior. This brain
area is functionally positioned in a crossroads between sensory information processing and …

The lateral habenula (LHb) has been considered a moderator of social behaviors. However,
it remains unknown how LHb regulates social interaction. Here, we show that the …

Infant survival relies on rapid identification, remembering and behavioral responsiveness to
caregivers' sensory cues. While neural circuits supporting infant attachment learning have …

A variety of stressful experiences can influence the ability to form and subsequently inhibit
fear memory. While nonsocial stress can impact fear learning and memory throughout the …