Neurophysiological correlates of stereotypic behaviour in a model carnivore species
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Brain Research
Keywords: basal ganglia, Dorsal striatum, environmental enrichment, Index Medicus, mink, stereotypic behaviour, Ventral striatum
2019
Neural mechanisms of mother–infant bonding and pair bonding: Similarities, differences, and broader implications
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: amygdala, dopamine, medial preoptic area, monogamy, nucleus accumbens, oxytocin, social attachment, vasopressin, ventral pallidum
2016
Early bi-parental separation or neonatal paternal deprivation in mandarin voles reduces adult offspring paternal behavior and alters serum corticosterone levels and neurochemistry
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: corticosterone, early life environment, mandarin vole (microtus mandarinus), medial preoptic area, nucleus accumbens, paternal behavior
2015
Neuropeptidergic regulation of pair-bonding and stress buffering: Lessons from voles
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: anxiety, autism, corticotrophin-releasing hormone, depression, dopamine, drug abuse, nucleus accumbens, paraventricular nucleus of the anterior hypothalamus, passive stress-coping, posterior dorsal medial amygdala, social bonding, stress, vasopressin, ventral tegmental area
2015
Enkephalin and dynorphin mRNA expression are associated with resilience or vulnerability to chronic social defeat stress
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
2013
‘Roid rage in rats? Testosterone effects on aggressive motivation, impulsivity and tyrosine hydroxylase
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: agonistic behavior, anabolic agents, androgen, dopamine, fighting
2013
Sex differences and similarities in the neuroendocrine regulation of social behavior in an African cichlid fish
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: aggression, androgen, androgen receptor, estrogen, estrogen receptor, progesterone, progesterone receptor, reproduction, social behavior
2013
Sex differences in oxytocin receptor binding in forebrain regions: Correlations with social interest in brain region- and sex- specific ways
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: amygdala, estrogen, estrus, female, male, oxytocin, oxytocin receptor, rats, sex differences, social interest
2013
Social status differentiates rapid neuroendocrine responses to restraint stress
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: amygdala, anolis carolinensis, corticosterone, dopamine, lizard, raphé, restraint, serotonin, social status
2009