Social interactions involve complex decision-making tasks that are shaped by dynamic,
mutual feedback between participants. An open question is whether and how emergent …

Arginine-vasopressin (AVP) plays a critical role in the regulation of offensive aggression and
social status in mammals. AVP is found in an extensive neural network in the brain. Here, we …

Extensive data highlight the existence of major differences in individuals' susceptibility to
stress [1–4]. While genetic factors [5, 6] and exposure to early life stress [7, 8] are key …

This review aims to demonstrate how social science and behavioral neurosciences have
highlighted the influence of social interactions on drug use in animal models. In …

There are profound sex differences in the incidence of many psychiatric disorders. Although
these disorders are frequently linked to social stress and to deficits in social engagement …

Stress, a prevalent experience in modern society, is a major risk factor for many psychiatric
disorders. Although sensorimotor abnormalities are often present in these disorders, little is …

Social stress has deteriorating effects on various psychiatric diseases. In animal models,
exposure to socially dominant conspecifics (ie, social defeat stress) evokes a species …

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a wide range of negative physical and mental impacts.
This review begins with a theoretical explanation of the psychological defense mechanisms …

Women are nearly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with major depressive disorder,
yet the use of female animal models in studying the biological basis of depression lags …

The rodent medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is anatomically divided into cingulate (Cg1),
prelimbic (PrL), and infralimbic (IL) subareas. The left and right mPFC (L and RmPFC) …