Aggression is a social behavior essential for securing resources and defending oneself and
family. Thanks to its indispensable function in competition and thus survival, aggression …

Neural computations are often compared to instrument-measured distance or duration, and
such relationships are interpreted by a human observer. However, neural circuits do not …

In humans, traumatic social experiences can contribute to psychiatric disorders. It is
suggested that social trauma impairs brain reward function such that social behaviour is no …

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 are essential for mammalian life and are regulated by evolutionary
conserved neuronal mechanisms. An individual's internal state, experiences, and the nature …

How does cognition regulate innate behaviors? While the cognitive functions of the cortex
have been extensively studied, we know much less about how cognition can regulate innate …

Although the hippocampus is known to be important for declarative memory, it is less clear
how hippocampal output regulates motivated behaviours, such as social aggression. Here …

Social behaviors are crucial to all mammals. Although the prelimbic cortex (PL, part of
medial prefrontal cortex) has been implicated in social behavior, it is not clear which …

In contrast to male rats, aggression in virgin female rats has been rarely studied. Here, we
established a rat model of enhanced aggression in females using a combination of social …

Many social behaviours are evolutionarily conserved and are essential for the healthy
development of an individual. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) is crucial for the fine-tuned …