Epigenetic mechanisms are implicated in the processes through which social stressors
erode health in humans and other animals. Here I review progress in elucidating the …

Social living animals need to adjust the expression of their behavior to their status within the
group and to changes in social context and this ability (social plasticity) has an impact on …

Purpose: To review current findings on the neuro-and psycho-pharmacology of monoamine
neurotransmitters in zebrafish, as well as its consequences for psychopharmacology and …

Aggression is a complex behavior that influences social relationships and can be seen as
adaptive or maladaptive depending on the context and intensity of expression. A model …

Despite moderate heritability estimates, the molecular architecture of aggressive behavior
remains poorly characterized. This study compared gene expression profiles from a genetic …

Within many species, some individuals are consistently more aggressive than others. We
examine whether there are differences in brain gene expression between aggressive versus …

Aggression is common in the animal kingdom, even though agonistic behaviors can lead to
chronic stress or pain. So how does aggression remain conserved evolutionarily? In 1859 …

A ubiquidade da formação de grupos em animais tem sido explicada, entre outros aspectos,
pelos seus benefícios na proteção contra predadores, nomeadamente devido ao aumento …

Sociality as a life history strategy has many overt benefits, but its origin from solitary living is
not fully understood. The cooperation necessary for formation of even basic social groups …

Histamine is an endogenous biogenic amine with important roles in the periphery,
especially with the regulation of the gut and immune system (Panula et. al., 2015). Histamine …