Here we leverage 80 years of emotional contagion research in rodents and perform the first
meta-analysis on this topic. Using 457 effect sizes, we show that, while both rats and mice …

Despite strenuous studies since the last century, the precise cause and pathology of
schizophrenia are still largely unclear and arguably controversial. Although many …

Affective empathy, the ability to share the emotions of others, is an important contributor to
the richness of our emotional experiences. Here, we review evidence that rodents show …

Since the discovery of neurexins (Nrxns) as essential and evolutionarily conserved synaptic
adhesion molecules, focus has largely centered on their functional contributions to …

Empathy is critical to adjusting our behavior to the state of others. The past decade
dramatically deepened our understanding of the biological origin of this capacity. We now …

Ketamine was recently approved for treatment resistant depression. However, despite its
therapeutic potential, about 50% of patients do not show improvement under this therapy. In …

Impaired extinction of fear memory is one of the most common symptoms in post‐traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD), with limited therapeutic strategies due to the poor understanding of …

Background: Recent studies have identified empathy deficit as a core impairment and
diagnostic criterion for people with autism spectrum disorders; however, the improvement of …

The anterior cingulate cortex is responsible for multiple cognitive functions like fear, pain
management, decision-making, risk and reward assessment, and memory consolidation …

For individuals to survive and function in society, it is essential that they recognize, interact
with, and learn from other conspecifics. Observational fear (OF) is the well-conserved …