The Asperger Syndrome Association of Ireland Ltd.(Aspire) was established in 1995 as a
registered charity (CHY 11438) and a company (incorporation No. 231996). The original …

Sociality-ie, life in social groups-has evolved many times in rodents, and there is
considerable variation in the nature of these groups. While many species-typical behaviors …

1 Quantifying Differential Neuronal Activity After Prairie Vole Partner Loss Gracie Sapp
Department of Molecular, Cellular and Page 1 1 Quantifying Differential Neuronal Activity …

Prairie voles are an ideal model for studying the neurobiological underpinnings of pair-
bonding and monogamy. While previous studies have shown that voles can form sequential …

Early social attachments lie at the heart of emotional and social development in many
mammals, including humans. In nature, monogamous prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) …

In a study of gerbils with contrasting social and mating systems (group-living monogamous
Mongolian gerbil Meriones unguiculatus, solitary nonterritorial promiscuous midday jird M …

Alcohol is often used as a “social lubricant” to enhance social bonds. On the other hand,
alcohol abuse can have detrimental effects on certain social bonds. Among such affected …

Perhaps no animal behavior is more intuitive to humans than the territoriality which
describes the inward compulsion in animate beings to possess and defend an exclusive …

Objective: Pain is modulated by psychosocial factors and social stress-induced hyperalgesia
is a common clinical symptom in chronic pain disorders. As the monogamous prairie vole …

Medium spiny neurons (MSNs) in the nucleus accumbens have long been implicated in the
neurobiological mechanisms that underlie numerous social and motivated behaviors as …