The vertebrate mesolimbic reward system and social behavior network: a comparative synthesis

LA O'Connell, HA Hofmann - Journal of Comparative …, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
All animals evaluate the salience of external stimuli and integrate them with internal
physiological information into adaptive behavior. Natural and sexual selection im**e on …

The vertebrate social behavior network: evolutionary themes and variations

JL Goodson - Hormones and behavior, 2005‏ - Elsevier
Based on a wide variety of data, it is now clear that birds and teleost (bony) fish possess a
core “social behavior network” within the basal forebrain and midbrain that is homologous to …

Structure and function of the vomeronasal system: an update

M Halpern, A Martınez-Marcos - Progress in neurobiology, 2003‏ - Elsevier
Several developments during the past 15 years have profoundly affected our understanding
of the vomeronasal system (VNS) of vertebrates. In the mid 1990s, the vomeronasal …

Bridging cognition, the brain and molecular genetics: evidence from Williams syndrome

U Bellugi, L Lichtenberger, D Mills, A Galaburda… - Trends in …, 1999‏ - cell.com
Williams syndrome (WMS) is a rare sporadic disorder that yields a distinctive profile of
medical, cognitive, neurophysiological, neuroanatomical and genetic characteristics. The …

Evolution of the amygdaloid complex in vertebrates, with special reference to the anamnio‐amniotic transition

N Moreno, A González - Journal of anatomy, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
Numerous studies over the last few years have demonstrated that the amygdaloid complex
in amniotes shares basic developmental, hodological and neurochemical features …

The common organization of the amygdaloid complex in tetrapods: new concepts based on developmental, hodological and neurochemical data in anuran …

N Moreno, A González - Progress in neurobiology, 2006‏ - Elsevier
Research over the last few years has demonstrated that the amygdaloid complex in
amniotes shares basic developmental, hodological and neurochemical features …

LIM‐homeodomain genes as developmental and adult genetic markers of Xenopus forebrain functional subdivisions

N Moreno, I Bachy, S Rétaux… - Journal of Comparative …, 2004‏ - Wiley Online Library
We have investigated the expression patterns of five LIM‐homeodomain (LIM‐hd) genes, x‐
Lhx1, x‐Lhx2, x‐Lhx5, x‐Lhx7, and x‐Lhx9 in the forebrain of the frog Xenopus laevis during …

Identification of the reptilian basolateral amygdala: an anatomical investigation of the afferents to the posterior dorsal ventricular ridge of the lizard Podarcis hispanica

E Lanuza, M Belekhova… - European Journal of …, 1998‏ - Wiley Online Library
The presence of multimodal association in the telencephalon of reptiles has been
investigated by tracing the afferent connections to the posterior dorsal ventricular ridge …

Revealing the ventral amygdalofugal pathway of the human limbic system using high spatial resolution diffusion tensor tractography

A Kamali, HI Sair, AM Blitz, RF Riascos… - Brain Structure and …, 2016‏ - Springer
The amygdala is known to have a role in core processes regulated by the limbic system
such as motivation, memory, emotion, social behavior, self-awareness as well as certain …

Anxiety from a phylogenetic perspective: is there a qualitative difference between human and animal anxiety?

C Belzung, P Philippot - Neural plasticity, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
A phylogenetic approach to anxiety is proposed. The different facets of human anxiety and
their presence at different levels of the phylum are examined. All organisms, including …