NIH R01 · 2024
Mechanisms supporting selective affiliation between peers
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Humans form social attachments and develop friendships throughout our lifetimes, with fundamental consequences for wellbeing. Decades of research have established the importance of the neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) for social bond formation with reproductive partners. In contrast, very little is known about the mechanisms supporting selective affiliation between non-mate peers. Prairie voles exhibit a human-like social structure, forming specific and selective relationships with mates and same-sex peers, unlike other laboratory rodents. The goal of this project is to understand the roles oxytocin plays in shaping the selectivity of peer relationships in prairie voles,…
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