Intense sociality has been a catalyst for human culture and civilization, and our social
relationships at a personal level play a pivotal role in our health and well-being. These …

The human social brain is complex. Current knowledge fails to define the neurobiological
processes underlying social behaviour involving the (patho-) physiological mechanisms that …

Why do humans make music? Theories of the evolution of musicality have focused mainly
on the value of music for specific adaptive contexts such as mate selection, parental care …

Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in social
communication and interaction and by repetitive patterns of behavior, interests and activities …

An overreliance on opioids has impacted all types of pain management, making it
undoubtedly a root cause of the “epidemic” of prescription opioid abuse in the United States …

In social species such as humans, non-human primates, and even many rodent species,
social interaction and the maintenance of social bonds are necessary for mental and …

Experiments prompting people to engage in more prosocial behavior (eg, acts of kindness)
or simple social interactions (eg, acting extraverted) have both shown promise in boosting …

Social rewards are strong drivers of behavior and fundamental to well-being, yet there is a
lack of consensus regarding what actually defines a reward as “social.” Because a …

Animal models of early postnatal mother–infant interactions have highlighted the importance
of tactile contact for biobehavioral outcomes via the modification of DNA methylation …

The endogenous opioid system is well known to relieve pain and underpin the rewarding
properties of most drugs of abuse. Among opioid receptors, the μ receptor mediates most of …