Oxytocin and vasopressin are peptide hormones secreted from the pituitary that are well
known for their peripheral endocrine effects on childbirth/nursing and blood pressure/urine …

In this review, we consider the definitions and experimental approaches to emotional
contagion and prosocial behaviour in mammals and explore their evolutionary …

Advancing from gene discovery in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) to the identification of
biologically relevant mechanisms remains a central challenge. Here, we perform parallel in …

Zebrafish are highly social teleost fish and an excellent model to study social behavior. The
neuropeptide Oxytocin is associated different social behaviors as well as disorders resulting …

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 …

The neural correlates of most cognitive functions in fish are unknown. This project aimed to
identify brain regions involved in visual learning in the cichlid fish Pseudotropheus zebra …

Disorders involving hypothalamic and pituitary (HPIT) structures—including
craniopharyngioma, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, and intracranial germ cell tumors—can …

Despite intensive research into the etiopathogenesis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD),
limited progress has been achieved so far. Among the plethora of models seeking to clarify …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and associated neurodevelopmental disorders share
similar pathogenesis and clinical features. Pathophysiological changes in these diseases …

Finding the link between behaviors and their regulatory molecular pathways is a major
obstacle in treating neuropsychiatric disorders. The immediate early gene (IEG) EGR1 is …