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

Social connections are vital to survival throughout the animal kingdom and are dynamic
across the life span. There are debilitating consequences of social isolation and loneliness …

The cerebellum, a primary brain structure involved in the control of sensorimotor tasks, also
contributes to higher cognitive functions including reward, emotion and social interaction …

Maternal behaviors are essential for the survival of the young. Previous studies implicated
the medial preoptic area (MPOA) as an important region for maternal behaviors, but details …

Exposure to prolonged stress in critical developmental periods induces heightened
vulnerability to psychiatric disorders, which may have sex-specific consequences. Here we …

During pandemics, governments take drastic actions to prevent the spreading of the
disease, as seen during the present COVID-19 crisis. Sanctions of lockdown, social …

Social play behavior is a highly rewarding form of social interaction displayed by young
mammals. Social play is important for neurobehavioral development and it has been found …

The social motivation hypothesis of autism posits that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is
characterized by impaired motivation to seek out social experience early in life that interferes …

With increasing maternal cannabis use, there is a need to investigate the lasting impact of
prenatal exposure to Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychotropic compound in …

Background The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is essential for social behaviors, yet
whether and how it encodes social memory remains unclear. Methods We combined whole …