Oxytocin, dopamine, and opioid interactions underlying pair bonding: highlighting a potential role for microglia
MK Loth, ZR Donaldson - Endocrinology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Pair bonds represent some of the strongest attachments we form as humans. These
relationships positively modulate health and well-being. Conversely, the loss of a spouse is …
relationships positively modulate health and well-being. Conversely, the loss of a spouse is …
Variation, plasticity, and alternative mating tactics: revisiting what we know about the socially monogamous prairie vole
Comparative research on arvicoline rodents has provided important insights into the
neurobiological basis of social bonds. Within the last two decades, the prairie vole (Microtus …
neurobiological basis of social bonds. Within the last two decades, the prairie vole (Microtus …
Paternal deprivation impairs social behavior putatively via epigenetic modification to lateral septum vasopressin receptor
Although it is well appreciated that the early-life social environment asserts subsequent long-
term consequences on offspring brain and behavior, the specific mechanisms that account …
term consequences on offspring brain and behavior, the specific mechanisms that account …
Differential fate between oxytocin and vasopressin cells in the developing mouse brain
A Soumier, M Habart, G Lio, C Demily, A Sirigu - IScience, 2022 - cell.com
Oxytocin (OXT) and arginine vasopressin (AVP), two neuropeptides involved in socio-
emotional behaviors have been anatomically defined in the adult brain. Yet their spatial …
emotional behaviors have been anatomically defined in the adult brain. Yet their spatial …
Oxytocin receptor gene loss influences expression of the oxytocin gene in C57BL/6J mice in a sex‐and age‐dependent manner
R Vaidyanathan, EAD Hammock - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Parental care and sensory stimulation are critical environmental factors that influence
oxytocin (OXT) and its receptor (OXTR). Because developmental Oxt mRNA expression is …
oxytocin (OXT) and its receptor (OXTR). Because developmental Oxt mRNA expression is …
Distribution of vasopressin and oxytocin neurons in the basal forebrain and midbrain of spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus)
AM Kelly, AW Seifert - Neuroscience, 2021 - Elsevier
The nonapeptides vasopressin (VP) and oxytocin (OT) are present in some form in most
vertebrates. VP and OT play critical roles in modulating physiology and are well-studied for …
vertebrates. VP and OT play critical roles in modulating physiology and are well-studied for …
Species-typical group size differentially influences social reward neural circuitry during nonreproductive social interactions
JAG Abreu, AE Rosenberg, BA Fricker, KJ Wallace… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
We investigated whether nonreproductive social interactions may be rewarding for colonial
but not non-colonial species. We found that the colonial spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus) is …
but not non-colonial species. We found that the colonial spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus) is …
Paternal absence and increased caregiving independently and interactively shape the development of male prairie voles at subadult and adult life stages
The influence of maternal caregiving is a powerful force on offspring development. The
absence of a father during early life in biparental species also has profound implications for …
absence of a father during early life in biparental species also has profound implications for …
Leveraging the unique social organization of California mice to study circuit-specific effects of oxytocin on behavior
AA Lake, BC Trainor - Hormones and Behavior, 2024 - Elsevier
Oxytocin is a versatile neuropeptide that modulates many different forms of social behavior.
Recent hypotheses pose that oxytocin enhances the salience of rewarding and aversive …
Recent hypotheses pose that oxytocin enhances the salience of rewarding and aversive …
Plasticity in parental behavior and vasopressin: responses to co-parenting, pup age, and an acute stressor are experience-dependent
Introduction The impact of variation in parental caregiving has lasting implications for the
development of offspring. However, the ways in which parents impact each other in the …
development of offspring. However, the ways in which parents impact each other in the …