Understanding the neurobiological substrates regulating normal social behaviours may
provide valuable insights in human behaviour, including developmental disorders such as …

The related neuropeptides oxytocin and vasopressin are involved in species-typical behavior,
including social recognition behavior, maternal behavior, social bonding, communication, …

Studies in monogamous rodents have begun to elucidate the neural circuitry underlying the
formation and maintenance of selective pair bonds between mates. This research suggests …

Repetitive microsatellites mutate at relatively high rates and may contribute to the rapid
evolution of species-typical traits. We show that individual alleles of a repetitive polymorphic …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by core deficits in social behavior,
communication, and behavioral flexibility. Several lines of evidence indicate that oxytocin, signaling …

… Sex determination of mice aged P14 and older was performed by an experienced rater (Elizabeth
AD Hammock) by anogenital distance. Embryonic mice and mice aged P0 and P7 …

Vasopressin regulates complex behaviors such as anxiety, parenting, social engagement
and attachment and aggression in a species‐specific manner. The capacity of vasopressin to …

Simple sequence repeats (SSRs), sometimes described as genetic ‘stutters,' are DNA tracts
in which a short base-pair motif is repeated several to many times in tandem (eg …

Family relationships help shape species‐typical social and emotional development, but our
understanding of how this shaping occurs is still relatively limited. Prairie voles are a socially …

Forebrain vasopressin/vasotocin systems regulate a diverse set of complex social behaviors
in a species-specific manner. Among mammals, vasopressin gene sequences and peptide …