The dopamine hypothesis of autism spectrum disorder revisited: current status and future prospects

D Pavăl, IV Micluția - Developmental neuroscience, 2021 - karger.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) comprises a group of neurodevelopmental disorders
characterized by social deficits and stereotyped behaviors. Despite intensive research, its …

[HTML][HTML] Encore: Behavioural animal models of stress, depression and mood disorders

A Petković, D Chaudhury - Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Animal studies over the past two decades have led to extensive advances in our
understanding of pathogenesis of depressive disorders. Among these, rodent behavioural …

Linking social cognition to learning and memory

H Leblanc, S Ramirez - Journal of Neuroscience, 2020 - Soc Neuroscience
Many mammals have evolved to be social creatures. In humans, the ability to learn from
others' experiences is essential to survival; and from an early age, individuals are …

[HTML][HTML] Drug development for autism spectrum disorder (ASD): progress, challenges, and future directions

JT McCracken, E Anagnostou, C Arango… - European …, 2021 - Elsevier
In 2017, facing lack of progress and failures encountered in targeted drug development for
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and related neurodevelopmental disorders, the ISCTM …

[PDF][PDF] Bidirectional control of infant rat social behavior via dopaminergic innervation of the basolateral amygdala

M Opendak, C Raineki, RE Perry, M Rincón-Cortés… - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
Social interaction deficits seen in psychiatric disorders emerge in early-life and are most
closely linked to aberrant neural circuit function. Due to technical limitations, we have limited …

Neuro-immune mechanisms regulating social behavior: dopamine as mediator?

AM Kopec, CJ Smith, SD Bilbo - Trends in neurosciences, 2019 - cell.com
Social interactions are fundamental to survival and overall health. The mechanisms
underlying social behavior are complex, but we now know that immune signaling plays a …

During infant maltreatment, stress targets hippocampus, but stress with mother present targets amygdala and social behavior

C Raineki, M Opendak, E Sarro… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Infant maltreatment increases vulnerability to physical and mental disorders, yet specific
mechanisms embedded within this complex infant experience that induce this vulnerability …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular and neurocircuitry mechanisms of social avoidance

AK Gellner, J Voelter, U Schmidt, EC Beins… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Humans and animals live in social relationships shaped by actions of approach and
avoidance. Both are crucial for normal physical and mental development, survival, and well …

Amygdala function in emotion, cognition, and behavior

J Domínguez-Borràs, P Vuilleumier - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2022 - Elsevier
The amygdala is a core structure in the anterior medial temporal lobe, with an important role
in several brain functions involving memory, emotion, perception, social cognition, and even …

Uncovering the seasonal brain: liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) as a biochemical approach for studying seasonal social behaviors

KM Munley, KL Wade, DS Pradhan - Hormones and Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
Many animals show pronounced changes in physiology and behavior across the annual
cycle, and these adaptations enable individuals to prioritize investing in the neuroendocrine …