Modulation of social behavior by distinct vasopressin sources

N Rigney, GJ de Vries, A Petrulis - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Social functions of individual vasopressin–oxytocin cell groups in vertebrates: What do we really know?

AM Kelly, JL Goodson - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Vasopressin–oxytocin (VP–OT) nonapeptides modulate numerous social and
stress-related behaviors, yet these peptides are made in multiple nuclei and brain regions …

Knockdown of sexually differentiated vasopressin expression in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis reduces social and sexual behaviour in male, but not female …

N Rigney, A Zbib, GJ de Vries… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The neuropeptide arginine‐vasopressin (AVP) has long been implicated in the regulation of
social behaviour and communication, but the sources of AVP release relevant for behaviour …

Sexually dimorphic vasopressin cells modulate social investigation and communication in sex-specific ways

N Rigney, J Whylings, M Mieda, GJ de Vries, A Petrulis - Eneuro, 2019 - eneuro.org
The neuropeptide arginine vasopressin (AVP) has long been implicated in the regulation of
social behavior and communication, but precisely which AVP cell groups are involved is …

Sex differences in the control of social investigation and anxiety by vasopressin cells of the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus

N Rigney, J Whylings, GJ de Vries, A Petrulis - Neuroendocrinology, 2021 - karger.com
The neuropeptide arginine-vasopressin (AVP) has long been implicated in the regulation of
social behavior and communication in diverse taxa, but the source of AVP release relevant …

One cranium, two brains not yet introduced: Distinct but complementary views of the social brain

GS Prounis, AG Ophir - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Social behavior is pervasive across the animal kingdom, and elucidating how the brain
enables animals to respond to social contexts is of great interest and profound importance …

A vasopressin circuit that modulates mouse social investigation and anxiety-like behavior in a sex-specific manner

N Rigney, E Campos-Lira… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
One of the largest sex differences in brain neurochemistry is the expression of the
neuropeptide arginine vasopressin (AVP) within the vertebrate brain, with males having …

Sex differences in vasopressin 1a receptor regulation of social communication within the lateral habenula and dorsal raphe of mice

N Rigney, R Beaumont, A Petrulis - Hormones and behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
The neuropeptide arginine-vasopressin (AVP) has long been implicated in the regulation of
social behavior and communication in diverse taxa, often through its actions on the V1a …

Reconciling the deep homology of neuromodulation with the evolution of behavior

PS Katz, JL Lillvis - Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•Neuromodulation mediated by G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) alters
behavior.•GPCRs evolved slowly through gene duplication, neofunctionalization, and …

Medial amygdala arginine vasopressin neurons regulate innate aversion to cat odors in male mice

WH Tong, S Abdulai-Saiku, A Vyas - Neuroendocrinology, 2021 - karger.com
Aversion to environmental cues of predators is an integral part of defensive behaviors in
many prey animals. It enhances their survival and probability of future reproduction. At the …