Social Interaction and Brain Connections in Female Voles
Research on prairie voles has shown that social interaction can significantly impact brain structure, particularly in areas related to bonding and reward. Even brief contact with a male can alter brain connections in female voles.
A study found that social experience and cohabitation with a mate promote the growth of new neurons in the nucleus accumbens of adult female prairie voles. This area of the brain is linked to reward and bonding.
- Social experience and social cohabitation with mating promote spinogenesis in the nucleus accumbens of adult female prairie voles
- The Neurobiology of Love and Pair Bonding from Human and Animal Perspectives
- A gender-specific mechanism for pair bonding: oxytocin and partner preference formation in monogamous voles (Journal: Behavioral neuroscience, Issue: Vol 109, Issue 4, Aug 1995)
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Author's summary: Social interaction alters brain connections in female voles.
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