Neurobiology of Social Interactions Across Species Role of neuroestrogens in the regulation of social behaviors–From social recognition to mating

D Aspesi, CA Cornil - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In this mini-review, we summarize the brain distribution of aromatase, the enzyme catalyzing
the synthesis of estrogens from androgens, and the mechanisms responsible for regulating …

Causal evidence of a line attractor encoding an affective state

A Vinograd, A Nair, JH Kim, SW Linderman… - Nature, 2024‏ - nature.com
Continuous attractors are an emergent property of neural population dynamics that have
been hypothesized to encode continuous variables such as head direction and eye …

Reproductive function and behaviors: an update on the role of neural estrogen receptors alpha and beta

T Torres, N Adam, S Mhaouty-Kodja… - Frontiers in …, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
Infertility is becoming a major public health problem, with increasing frequency due to
medical, environmental and societal causes. The increasingly late age of childbearing …

Distinct lateral hypothalamic CaMKIIα neuronal populations regulate wakefulness and locomotor activity

JE Heiss, P Zhong, SM Lee, A Yamanaka… - Proceedings of the …, 2024‏ - pnas.org
For nearly a century, evidence has accumulated indicating that the lateral hypothalamus
(LH) contains neurons essential to sustain wakefulness. While lesion or inactivation of LH …

The multi-stage plasticity in the aggression circuit underlying the winner effect

R Yan, D Wei, A Varshneya, L Shan, B Dai, HJ Asencio… - Cell, 2024‏ - cell.com
Winning increases the readiness to attack and the probability of winning, a widespread
phenomenon known as the" winner effect." Here, we reveal a transition from target-specific …

A review of the effects of different types of social behaviors on the recruitment of neuropeptides and neurotransmitters in the nucleus accumbens

JM Borland - Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 2025‏ - Elsevier
There is a lack of understanding of the neural mechanisms regulating the rewarding effects
of social interactions. A significant contributor to this lack of clarity is the diversity of social …

The lateral thalamus: a bridge between multisensory processing and naturalistic behaviors

M Yang, D Keller, A Dobolyi, S Valtcheva - Trends in Neurosciences, 2024‏ - cell.com
The lateral thalamus (LT) receives input from primary sensory nuclei and responds to
multimodal stimuli. The LT is also involved in regulating innate and social behaviors through …

Impact of real-life environmental exposures on reproduction: rodent reproductive behavior among males and females after exposure to endocrine-disrupting …

JR Maxon, MM Mahoney - Reproduction, 2024‏ - rep.bioscientifica.com
In brief The rodent reproductive behavioral control column of the hypothalamus and the
hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis are critical systems that regulate copulatory …

A mindful approach to complications: brief review of the literature and practical guide for the surgeon

PA Gonzales, AS Coopersmith, D Kaushik… - … Oncology: Seminars and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Patient complications and adverse outcomes are inherent to surgical practice and training.
In addition to the impact on patients, there are profound and well-documented impacts of …

A ventral hippocampal-lateral septum pathway regulates social novelty preference

M Rashid, S Thomas, J Isaac, S Karkare, H Klein… - bioRxiv, 2024‏ - biorxiv.org
The ability to distinguish strangers from familiar individuals is crucial for the survival of most
mammalian species. In humans, an inability to recognize kin and familiar individuals and …