Prey species show specific adaptations that allow recognition, avoidance and defense
against predators. For many mammalian species this includes sensitivity towards predator …

This paper is the 28th consecutive installment of the annual review of research concerning
the endogenous opioid system, now spanning over a quarter-century of research. It …

Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for cultural production, from the arts and
language to science and technology. How did the human mind—and the uniquely human …

Social Recognition is a fundamental skill that forms the basis of behaviors essential to the
proper functioning of pair or group living in most social species. We review here various …

In nature, animals are exposed to a wide range of threats and dangers with predators being
amongst the more prominent and intensely studied of these. The responses of prey to …

This article is part of a Special Issue (“Estradiol and cognition”). Estrogens have repeatedly
been shown to influence a wide array of social behaviors, which in rodents are …

In rodents, where chemical signals play a particularly important role in determining
intraspecies interactions including social dominance and intersexual relationships, various …

We reviewed oxytocin (OT), arginine–vasopressin (AVP) and gonadal hormone involvement
in various modes of social information processing in mice and rats. Gonadal hormones …

Males of many species produce scent marks and other olfactory signals that function to
intimidate rivals and attract females. It has been suggested that scent marks provide an …

The approaches of the social and the biological sciences to the study of behavior have been
seen as almost mutually exclusive. The nature versus nurture debate has been almost …