Lateral septum DREADD activation alters male prairie vole prosocial and antisocial behaviors, not partner preferences

Lindsay L. Sailer; Ashley H. Park; Abigail Galvez; Alexander G. Ophir

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-04274-z

Communications Biology (Nov 2022)

Lateral septum DREADD activation alters male prairie vole prosocial and antisocial behaviors, not partner preferences

Lindsay L. Sailer,
Ashley H. Park,
Abigail Galvez,
Alexander G. Ophir

Affiliations

Lindsay L. Sailer: Department of Psychology, Cornell University
Ashley H. Park: Department of Psychology, Cornell University
Abigail Galvez: Department of Psychology, Cornell University
Alexander G. Ophir: Department of Psychology, Cornell University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04274-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Selective DREADD-mediated activation of the lateral septum reveals its importance in enabling male prairie voles to adjust selective and nonselective social behavior to account for important life-history shifts linked with reproductive success.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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