Social hierarchies are ubiquitous features of virtually all animal groups. The varying social
ranks of members within these groups have profound effects on both physical and emotional …

A large body of evidence has emerged linking stressful experiences, particularly from one's
social environment, with psychiatric disorders. However, vast individual differences emerge …

Social hierarchy formation is strongly evolutionarily conserved. Across species, rank within
social hierarchy has large effects on health and behavior. To investigate the relationship …

Social play is a fundamental aspect of behavioral development in many species. Social play
deprivation in rats alters dendritic morphology in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) …

An intriguing question in the field of stress is what makes an individual more likely to be
susceptible or resilient to stress‐induced depression. Predisposition to stress susceptibility …

The medial amygdala (MeA) controls several types of social behavior via its projections to
other limbic regions. Cells in the posterior dorsal and posterior ventral medial amygdala …

Social interactions for many species of animals are critical for survival, wellbeing, and
reproduction. Optimal navigation of a social system increases chances for survival and …

Tremendous individual differences exist in stress responsivity and social defeat stress is a
key approach for identifying cellular mechanisms of stress susceptibility and resilience …

Dominance relationships are identified by changes in agonistic behavior toward specific
individuals. While there are considerable individual and species differences in dominance …

Background Social reward plays a critical role in the development of beneficial social
relationships, and disorders of the mechanisms controlling social reward are involved in the …