Alterations in glutamate, the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain, are implicated
in several psychiatric diseases. Many of these psychiatric diseases display epidemiological …

Endocrine, nervous, and immune systems work coordinately to maintain the global
homeostasis of the organism. They show sex differences in their functions that, in turn …

The hippocampus is essential for different forms of declarative memory, including social
memory, the ability to recognize and remember a conspecific. Although recent studies …

Oxytocin is an important regulator of the social brain. In some animal models of autism,
notably in Magel2 tm1. 1Mus-deficient mice, peripheral administration of oxytocin in infancy …

The male bias in the incidence of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is one of the most
notable characteristics of this group of neurodevelopmental disorders. The etiology of this …

Rationale Resveratrol (RSV) has been indicated to exhibit beneficial effects on depression
and anxiety treatment by suppression of inflammatory processes. Depression triggered by …

Social recognition memory is crucial for survival across species, underlying the need to
correctly identify conspecifics, mates and potential enemies. In humans the hippocampus is …

The neuropeptide arginine-vasopressin (AVP) is well known for its peripheral effects on
blood pressure and antidiuresis. However, AVP also modulates various social and anxiety …

Remembering conspecifics is paramount for the establishment and maintenance of groups.
Here we asked whether the variability in social behavior caused by different breeding …

Throughout adulthood, the dentate gyrus continues to produce new granule cells, which
integrate into the hippocampal circuitry. New neurons have been linked to several known …