Social behaviors entail responses to social information and requires the perception and
integration of social cues through a complex cognition process that involves attention …

Mice and rats are widely used to explore mechanisms of mammalian social behavior in
health and disease, raising the question whether they actually differ in their social behavior …

Behavioral neuroscience tests such as the Light/Dark Test, the Open Field Test, the Elevated
Plus Maze Test, and the Three Chamber Social Interaction Test have become both essential …

The Parental Brain: Mechanisms, Development, and Evolution presents a comprehensive
analysis of how the brain regulates parental behavior in nonhuman animals and in humans …

Innate social investigation behaviors are critical for animal survival and are regulated by
both neural circuits and neuroendocrine factors. Our understanding of how neuropeptides …

The lateral septum (LS) is a basal forebrain GABAergic region that is implicated in social
novelty. However, the neural circuits and cell signaling pathways that converge on the LS to …

Psychiatric and obstetric diseases are growing threats to public health and share high rates
of co-morbidity. G protein-coupled receptor signaling (eg, vasopressin, serotonin) may be a …

NMDA receptors are widely distributed throughout the brain and major therapeutic
challenges include targeting specific NMDA receptor subtypes while preserving spatial and …

Social experiences carry tremendous weight in our decision-making, even when social
partners are not present. To determine mechanisms, we trained female mice to respond for …

The amygdala is a collection of nuclei that support adaptive social behavior and are
implicated in disorders such as autism. The basolateral complex of the amygdala (BLA), a …