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Henry W. Kietzman, Gracy Trinoskey-Rice, Sarah A. Blumenthal, Jidong D. Guo, Shannon L. Gourley
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(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhiqiang Sha, Antonietta Pepe, Dick Schijven, Amaia Carrion-Castillo, James M. Roe, Rene Westerhausen, Marc Joliot, Simon E. Fisher, Fabrice Crivello, Clyde Francks
Summary: This study examined the neuroanatomical and genetic differences between left-handers and right-handers, identifying higher asymmetries in certain regions among left-handers. It also found that some genetic variations were associated with left-handedness and structural brain asymmetries.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Masaaki Sato, Nobuhiro Nakai, Shuhei Fujima, Katrina Y. Choe, Toru Takumi
Summary: Social behaviors are prevalent across different species, and rodents have been extensively studied for their neural circuit bases. The understanding of abnormal social behavior and potential therapeutic targets can be advanced through studying mouse models of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). The review highlights the important role of the insular cortex (IC) in mediating various aspects of social behavior and the dysfunctions in mPFC-BLA circuitry in ASD mouse models.
MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Asahi Ogi, Chiara Mariti, Federica Pirrone, Paolo Baragli, Angelo Gazzano
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Review
Behavioral Sciences
Jodi L. Pawluski, Elseline Hoekzema, Benedetta Leuner, Joseph S. Lonstein
Summary: Plasticity in the female brain has become an important area of scientific research, with the transition to motherhood marked by significant changes such as decreased brain volume, neurogenesis, and glial cell density. These changes may optimize caregiving and other postpartum behaviors. The focus is on understanding the "fine-tuning" of the maternal brain and its implications for maternal neurobehavioral health.
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Toni-Lee Sterley, Jaideep S. Bains
Summary: Social interactions facilitate the communication of explicit and implicit information between individuals, with an understanding of others' affective states guiding future interactions. The precise neural circuitry and mechanisms involved in communicating affective states are still not well understood, but recent observations in rodent models have provided insights into this area. This research has implications for understanding human social communication, especially in the context of changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.
CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY
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Cell Biology
Joowon Kim, Min Whan Jung, Doyun Lee
Summary: Social and reward signal processing and their association are critical elements of social motivation. This study found that social signal processing is selectively disrupted, whereas reward signal processing is intact in the medial prefrontal cortex of Shank2-knockout mice. Furthermore, reward learning not only allows Shank2-knockout mice to associate social stimuli with reward availability, but it also rescues the impaired social signal processing.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Eiichi Naito, Tomoyo Morita, Satoshi Hirose, Nodoka Kimura, Hideya Okamoto, Chikako Kamimukai, Minoru Asada
Summary: Improving hand/finger dexterity in older adults is important in a super-aging society. Bimanual digit exercises can help train the inhibitory system and improve sensorimotor functions. The brain's ability to inhibit ipsilateral motor-cortical activity during a simple right-hand sensory-motor task is closely related to right-hand dexterity in older adults.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Neurosciences
Cassandre Morel, Ines Martinez Sanchez, Yamina Cherifi, Nicolas Chartrel, Rochellys Diaz Heijtz
Summary: This study investigated the effects of maternal gut microbiota perturbations on neurobehavioral outcomes in offspring. The results showed that antibiotic exposure during a critical perinatal window altered ultrasonic communication patterns in male neonatal offspring. It also resulted in reduced social motivation, social interaction, and increased anxiety-like behavior in juvenile male offspring.
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Neurosciences
Raviv Pryluk, Angela Sirigu, Rony Paz
Summary: Recent studies have found a circuitry within the primate amygdala that supports both social and affective processes, leading to a potential increase in comorbidity between affective and social disorders.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Monique L. Smith, Naoyuki Asada, Robert C. Malenka
Summary: The study showed that mice can transfer experiences of pain and analgesia during social interactions, with the anterior cingulate cortex and its projections to the nucleus accumbens playing a crucial role. However, the social transfer of fear depends on the connections between the anterior cingulate cortex and the basolateral amygdala, not the ACC -> NAc circuit.
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Damien Hunter, Kee Heng, Navdeep Mann, Ravinder Anand-Ivell, Richard Ivell
Summary: This study found that maternal exposure to xenobiotics DBP or DES may cause long-term changes in hypothalamic gene expression and reproductive behavior in offspring, particularly leading to significant impact on gene expression and sexual behavior with DES treatment.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Genaro A. Coria-Avila, Deissy Herrera-Covarrubias, Luis Garcia, Rebeca Toledo, Maria Elena Hernandez, Pedro Paredes-Ramos, Aleph A. Corona-Morales, Jorge Manzo
Summary: Maternal behavior involves various responses and processes in different species, mediating the willingness to nurse and protect the young. The expression and duration of maternal behavior differ among species. Neural activation in acceptance, social recognition, inhibition of rejection/fear, and increase in care motivation play a role in mediating maternal behavior. Natural stimuli such as hormones, mating, and previous experience can trigger maternal and paternal behavior. Olfactory pathways and the interconnections of brain structures mediate maternal behavior. Activation of hormones and neurotransmitters also play a role in maternal behavior.
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Environmental Sciences
Nolwenn Adam, Marie-Amelie Lachayze, Caroline Parmentier, Helene Hardin-Pouzet, Sakina Mhaouty-Kodja
Summary: This study examined the effects of exposure to DEHP, an organic pollutant, on maternal behavior in mice. The findings suggest that exposure to DEHP can alter maternal behavior, possibly through neuroendocrine pathways involving oxytocin and estrogen.
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Neurosciences
Ate Bijlsma, Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren, Corette J. Wierenga
Summary: Experience-dependent organization of neuronal connectivity is critical for brain development. Social play behavior is important for the fine-tuning of inhibitory synapses in the medial prefrontal cortex in rats. The impact of social play on the development of neurotransmission in different prefrontal subregions is temporally and regionally heterogeneous.
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Ti-Fei Yuan, Ang Li, Xin Sun, Huan Ouyang, Carlos Campos, Nuno B. F. Rocha, Oscar Arias-Carrion, Sergio Machado, Gonglin Hou, Kwok Fai So
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(2014)
Review
Neurosciences
Ti-Fei Yuan, Gonglin Hou
MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY
(2015)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Gonglin Hou, Xiangsi Yang, Ti-Fei Yuan
NEUROCHEMICAL RESEARCH
(2013)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Tianjing Sun, Bo Wang, Youlan Zhang, Weibing Xiao, Hao Yu, Jiachun Wang, Tifei Yuan, Ruirong Chen, Yunyun Shen, Gonglin Hou
Summary: This study evaluated the performance efficacy and mental ability of divers during a 300-meter helium-oxygen saturation dive at sea. The results showed that the performance efficacy and mental ability of divers were virtually unaffected during the dive, but there were slight fluctuations in grip strength and hand-eye coordination.
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(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
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FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2018)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Gonglin Hou, Youlan Zhang, Na Zhao, Ruiyong Chen, Weibing Xiao, Hao Yu, Jiachun Wang, Ti-Fei Yuan
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2015)
