The neurobiology of stress and the neurobiology of social behavior are deeply intertwined.
The social environment interacts with stress on almost every front: social interactions can be …

Drug addiction is a chronically relapsing disorder characterized by loss of control over intake
and dysregulation of stress-related brain emotional systems. Since the discovery by Wylie …

The interaction of drugs with biologic targets is a critical area of research, particularly for the
development of medications to treat substance use disorders. In addition to understanding …

Background Repeated exposure to addictive drugs or alcohol triggers glutamatergic and
gamma-aminobutyric acidergic (GABAergic) plasticity in many neuronal populations. The …

Prairie voles have emerged as an important rodent model for understanding the
neuroscience of social behavior. Prairie voles are well known for their capacity for pair …

Addictive disorders are chronic, relapsing conditions that cause extensive disease burden.
Genetic factors partly account for susceptibility to addiction, but environmental factors such …

Rationale Social factors are important determinants of drug dependence and relapse.
Objectives We reviewed pre-clinical literature examining the role of social experiences from …

The social environment plays a critical role in determining the likelihood that an individual
will use drugs or will develop a drug use disorder. Recent evidence obtained from …

Background In human adolescents, heavy drinking is often predicted by high sociability in
males and high social anxiety in females. This study assessed the impact of baseline levels …

Aims A close and bidirectional relationship between alcohol consumption and pain has
been previously reported and discussed in influential reviews. The goal of the present …