Social neuroscience: how we learn to avoid the bully: dispatches

During social interactions, individuals evaluate relationships with their peers and switch from approach to avoidance, particularly in response to aggressive encounters. A new study in mice investigated the underlying brain mechanisms and identified oxytocin as a key regulator of social avoidance le...

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Main Authors: Maier, Eduard (Author) , Grinevich, Valéry (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: April 22, 2024
In: Current biology
Year: 2024, Volume: 34, Issue: 8, Pages: R320-R322
ISSN:1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2024.03.012
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.03.012
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982224003099
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Author Notes:Eduard Maier and Valery Grinevich
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Summary:During social interactions, individuals evaluate relationships with their peers and switch from approach to avoidance, particularly in response to aggressive encounters. A new study in mice investigated the underlying brain mechanisms and identified oxytocin as a key regulator of social avoidance learning.
Item Description:Gesehen am 03.04.2025
Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2024.03.012