Oxytocin (OT) is a nonapeptide with an impressive variety of physiological functions. Among
them, the 'prosocial'effects have been discussed in several recent reviews, but the direct …

This article is part of a Special Issue (“Estradiol and cognition”). Estrogens have repeatedly
been shown to influence a wide array of social behaviors, which in rodents are …

Familiarity between conspecifics may influence how social affective cues shape social
behaviors. In a social affective preference test, experimental rats, when given the choice to …

Sociality comes with specific cognitive skills that allow the proper processing of information
about others (social recognition), as well as of information originating from others (social …

The marble-burying test is a pharmacologically validated paradigm used to study anxiety-
like behaviors in laboratory rodents. Our laboratory has employed this assay as part of a …

Adolescence is as a period of development characterized by impulsive and risk-seeking
behaviors. Risk behaviors (RB) involves exposure to dangerous or negative consequences …

Decision making under risk involves balancing the potential of gaining rewards with the
possibility of loss and/or punishment. Tolerance to risk varies between individuals …

Similar to parasites, cancer cells depend on their hosts for sustenance, proliferation and
reproduction, exploiting the hosts for energy and resources, and thereby impairing their …

The challenges and threats posed by out-groups have major effects on human social
behavior and how individuals interact with one another. We briefly review evidence here that …

Highlights•Odours of infected male mice rapidly reduced female preferences for unfamiliar
males.•Odours of unfamiliar males increased aversion to infected males.•Social information …