Oxytocin regulates parturition, lactation, parental nurturing, and many other social behaviors
in both sexes. The circuit mechanisms by which oxytocin modulates social behavior are …

Interactions between the immune system and the nervous system have been described
mostly in the context of diseases. More recent studies have begun to reveal how certain …

Quantifying behavior is crucial for many applications in neuroscience. Videography provides
easy methods for the observation and recording of animal behavior in diverse settings, yet …

An increasing amount of research effort is being directed toward investigating the neural
bases of social cognition from a systems neuroscience perspective. Evidence from multiple …

Recent progress in fluorescence imaging allows neuroscientists to observe the dynamics of
thousands of individual neurons, identified genetically or by their connectivity, across …

The study of naturalistic social behavior requires quantification of animals' interactions. This
is generally done through manual annotation—a highly time-consuming and tedious …

We live in a world that is largely socially constructed, and we are constantly involved in and
fundamentally influenced by a broad array of complex social interactions. Social behaviors …

Social interactions and relationships are often rewarding, but the neural mechanisms
through which social interaction drives positive experience remain poorly understood. In this …

Social interactions involve complex decision-making tasks that are shaped by dynamic,
mutual feedback between participants. An open question is whether and how emergent …

The ability to help and care for others fosters social cohesiveness and is vital to the physical
and emotional well-being of social species, including humans,–. Affiliative social touch, such …