Pair bond induced transcriptional changes in the nucleus accumbens erode after long-term partner separation.

A brain-wide map of neural activation reveals how sexual experience becomes a pair bond in the monogamous prairie vole.

Prairie and meadow voles show striking sex and species differences in social motivation to access conspecifics of different types (familiar versus unfamiliar and same-sex versus opposite-sex).

The neural mechanisms that underlie the maintenance of social bonds between prairie voles suggest that social support networks may be a powerful way of treating addiction.

Brain functional connectivity shows a neurobiological predisposition to social bonding, and network-wide changes occur as a result of cohabitation in the prairie vole.

A molecular signature found in the brains of monogamous prairie voles begins to decay after prolonged separation from their partner.

Activation of oxytocin (OT) neurons in the paraventricular nucleus or their projections to medial prefrontal cortex or periphery OT administration facilitated pup caring and inhibited infanticide, while inhibitions of these neurons and projections promoted infanticide.

A new ethologically relevant model for investigating the neurobiology of solitary, asocial behavior in the blind mole rat.

The PVN-mPFC OT circuit is an important target for the treatment of disorders related to early adverse experiences.

An innovative, fully computerized approach for measuring spontaneous social behavior in mice closely follows murine ethology, eliminates crucial sources of data irreproducibility and enables fast, inexpensive assessment of sociability in group-housed subjects.