Comparative review of the brain development in Acomys cahirinus

M Natalia - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Acomys cahirinus (referred to as" acomys" in this article) is a precocial rodent, born well-
developed and mobile, capable of feeding independently and escaping predators shortly …

An AAV-CRISPR/Cas9 strategy for gene editing across divergent rodent species: Targeting neural oxytocin receptors as a proof of concept

AJ Boender, M Boon, HE Albers, SR Eck, BA Fricker… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
A major issue in neuroscience is the poor translatability of research results from preclinical
studies in animals to clinical outcomes. Comparative neuroscience can overcome this …

Distribution of vasopressin 1a and oxytocin receptor binding in the basal forebrain and midbrain of male and female Mongolian gerbils

JH Taylor, NS Campbell, JM Powell, HE Albers… - Neuroscience, 2023 - Elsevier
The nonapeptide system modulates a diversity of social behaviors, including aggression,
parental care, affiliation, sexual behavior, and pair bonding. Such social behaviors are …

Characterization of oxytocin and vasopressin receptors in the Southern giant pouched rat and comparison to other rodents

AR Freeman, S Arenas, DN Lee, B Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Vasopressin and oxytocin are well known and evolutionarily ancient modulators of social
behavior. The distribution and relative densities of vasopressin and oxytocin receptors are …

Early life social complexity shapes adult neural processing in the communal spiny mouse Acomys cahirinus

KJ Wallace, S Dupeyron, M Li, AM Kelly - Psychopharmacology, 2023 - Springer
Rationale Early life social rearing has profound consequences on offspring behavior and
resilience. Yet, most studies examining early life development in rodents use species whose …

Advancements in the study of neural mechanisms underlying mammalian grouping behaviour

AM Kelly - Frontiers in Ethology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Despite the prevalence of large group-living in the animal kingdom, we know surprisingly
little about how the brain facilitates grouping behavior, particularly in mammals. In this brief …