Love is one of our most powerful emotions, inspiring some of the greatest art, literature and
conquests of human history. Although aspects of love are surely unique to our species …

Based on a wide variety of data, it is now clear that birds and teleost (bony) fish possess a
core “social behavior network” within the basal forebrain and midbrain that is homologous to …

The formation of enduring relationships between adult mates (ie, pair bonds) is an integral
aspect of human social behavior and has been implicated in both physical and …

Arginine vasopressin and its V1a receptor subtype (V1aR) are critical for pair bond formation
between adult prairie voles. However, it is unclear which brain circuits are involved in this …

In mammals the neonatal period is a time of significant social interaction. This is true even in
solitary species as females spend a significant amount of time nursing and caring for their …

Vertebrate animals exhibit a spectacular diversity of social behaviors, yet a variety of basic
social behavior processes are essential to all species. These include social signaling; …

Objective: To assess whether the responses of prairie voles to social stressors play a
mechanistic role in the behavioral and physiological changes associated with affective …

The amygdala is a heterogeneous brain structure implicated in processing of emotions and
storing the emotional aspects of memories. Gene activity markers such as c-Fos have been …

Male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) display mating‐induced pair bonding indicated by
social affiliation with their female partners and aggression toward unfamiliar conspecifics. In …

The social disruption of losing a partner may have particularly strong adverse effects on
psychological and physiological functioning. More specifically, social stressors may play a …