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 behaviors are essential for the survival and reproduction of social species. Many, if
not most, neuropsychiatric disorders in humans are either associated with underlying social …

How environmental and physiological signals interact to influence neural circuits underlying
developmentally programmed social interactions such as male territorial aggression is …

Some humans thrive whereas others resign when exposed to threatening situations
throughout life. Social support has been identified as an important modulator of these …

Aggression is a common agonistic behavior affecting social life and well-being of humans
and animals. However, the underlying mechanisms of aggression remain poorly …

Studies on stress and its impacts on animals are very important in many fields of science,
including animal science, because various stresses influence animal production and animal …

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 …

The fitness benefits of social life depend on the ability of animals to affiliate with others and
form groups, on dominance hierarchies within groups that determine resource distribution …

Periods of social instability can elicit adaptive phenotypic plasticity to promote success in
future competition. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms have primarily been …

Background There is a growing literature from both epidemiologic and experimental animal
studies suggesting that exposure to air pollution can lead to neurodevelopmental and …