Neural mechanisms of social homeostasis

GA Matthews, KM Tye - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Social connections are vital to survival throughout the animal kingdom and are dynamic
across the life span. There are debilitating consequences of social isolation and loneliness …

Ethological approach to social isolation effects in behavioral studies of laboratory rodents

H Arakawa - Behavioural brain research, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The aim of the present review is to discuss how housing conditions affect behavioral
performance in laboratory rodents from an ethological view. Commonly used laboratory …

A quantitative analysis of spontaneous alternation behaviors on a Y-maze reveals adverse effects of acute social isolation on spatial working memory

J Kim, H Kang, YB Lee, B Lee, D Lee - Scientific Reports, 2023‏ - nature.com
Animals tend to alternate between different choices, which requires the ability to remember
recent choices. The Y-maze spontaneous alternation test is widely used in various animal …

Smell and stress response in the brain: review of the connection between chemistry and neuropharmacology

Y Masuo, T Satou, H Takemoto, K Koike - Molecules, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The stress response in the brain is not fully understood, although stress is one of the risk
factors for develo** mental disorders. On the other hand, the stimulation of the olfactory …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of how social memory is studied

M Cum, JA Santiago Pérez, E Wangia, N Lopez… - Scientific reports, 2024‏ - nature.com
Social recognition is crucial for survival in social species, and necessary for group living,
selective reproduction, pair bonding, and dominance hierarchies. Mice and rats are the most …

Social isolation alters behavior, the gut-immune-brain axis, and neurochemical circuits in male and female prairie voles

M Donovan, CS Mackey, GN Platt, J Rounds… - Neurobiology of …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The absence of social support, or social isolation, can be stressful, leading to a suite of
physical and psychological health issues. Growing evidence suggests that disruption of the …

Acute social isolation and regrou** cause short-and long-term molecular changes in the rat medial amygdala

D Lavenda-Grosberg, M Lalzar, N Leser… - Molecular …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Social isolation poses a severe mental and physiological burden on humans. Most animal
models that investigate this effect are based on prolonged isolation, which does not mimic …

Enriched environment increases neurogenesis and improves social memory persistence in socially isolated adult mice

BMM Monteiro, FA Moreira, AR Massensini… - …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Social memory consists of the information necessary to identify and recognize cospecifics
and is essential to many forms of social interaction. Social memory persistence is strongly …

The effects of acute social isolation on long-term social recognition memory

N Leser, S Wagner - Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 2015‏ - Elsevier
The abilities to recognize individual animals of the same species and to distinguish them
from other individuals are the basis for all mammalian social organizations and …

Roles of olfactory system dysfunction in depression

TF Yuan, BM Slotnick - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
The olfactory system is involved in sensory functions, emotional regulation and memory
formation. Olfactory bulbectomy in rat has been employed as an animal model of depression …