Summary of main findings. Top: The main finding from Experiment 1 is that males from mixed dyads tended to behave more persistently toward the divider compared to males from matched dyads. No such effects were observed in females. Bottom: The main finding from Experiment 2 is that females from mixed dyads were more likely to chase and attack compared to females from matched dyads. Correlations between Experiments 1 and 2 reinforced the influence of dyad type on social behaviors (not illustrated here). Furthermore, matched-dyad females were more likely to transition from chasing to huddling, even though chasing was less frequent in females from matched dyads.

Humans have stronger social affinity for people with matched 'neurotypes'. @brendonwatson20.bsky.social &co reveal a similar phenomenon in #PrairieVoles; #voles have higher #social affinity for the opposite sex when placed in matched- versus mixed-neurotype dyads @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4bUJjjz

Summary of main findings. Top: The main finding from Experiment 1 is that males from mixed dyads tended to behave more persistently toward the divider compared to males from matched dyads. No such effects were observed in females. Bottom: The main finding from Experiment 2 is that females from mixed dyads were more likely to chase and attack compared to females from matched dyads. Correlations between Experiments 1 and 2 reinforced the influence of dyad type on social behaviors (not illustrated here). Furthermore, matched-dyad females were more likely to transition from chasing to huddling, even though chasing was less frequent in females from matched dyads.

Humans have stronger social affinity for people with matched 'neurotypes'. @brendonwatson20.bsky.social &co reveal a similar phenomenon in #PrairieVoles; #voles have higher #social affinity for the opposite sex when placed in matched- versus mixed-neurotype dyads @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4bUJjjz

Summary of main findings. Top: The main finding from Experiment 1 is that males from mixed dyads tended to behave more persistently toward the divider compared to males from matched dyads. No such effects were observed in females. Bottom: The main finding from Experiment 2 is that females from mixed dyads were more likely to chase and attack compared to females from matched dyads. Correlations between Experiments 1 and 2 reinforced the influence of dyad type on social behaviors (not illustrated here). Furthermore, matched-dyad females were more likely to transition from chasing to huddling, even though chasing was less frequent in females from matched dyads.

Humans have stronger social affinity for people with matched 'neurotypes'. @brendonwatson20.bsky.social &co reveal a similar phenomenon in #PrairieVoles; #voles have higher #social affinity for the opposite sex when placed in matched- versus mixed-neurotype dyads @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4bUJjjz

Have you ever wanted to run studies with #PrairieVoles but didn't have access to the animals? Now you can!

The Cornell Vole Core is now open and able to ship voles to your lab! The webpage is currently minimalistic, but contact them to inquire. [pls RT]

volecore.research.cornell.edu

Social defeat stress induces an anxiety-like outcome in male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) Abstract. Anxiety-related illnesses constitute one of the leading causes of disability across the globe. Consequently, the need for validated preclinical m

Bullying induces #anxiety in #PrairieVoles - check it out: academic.oup.com/oons/advance...

Re‐wiring of the bonded brain: Gene expression among pair bonded female prairie voles changes as they transition to motherhood The transition to motherhood alters the expression of genes necessary for pair bond formation and maintenance across the social brain. Indeed, the maternal brain undergoes changes that prepare female...

How do patterns of gene expression in parts of the social brain change during the life-history transition to motherhood in pairbonded female #PrairieVoles?

#oxytocin receptor, #dopamine receptors, #opioid receptors

New paper by Santi Forero onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

What if you lesion the hippocampus of male #PrairieVoles and put them in the field? (by: Lindsay Sailer & Caitlyn Finton)

Will they bond (yes)
Will homerange size change (no)
Will it affect monogamous males (not really)
Will it affect non-monogamous males (yup!)

www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....

What happens if the one you love doesn't love you back?

Data show widowed female #PrairieVoles don't re-bond, but what if a male is paired with a widow? Will the male bond just as strongly?

Find out in this just-out paper by Santiago Forero

authors.elsevier.com/a/1i8WV_8a4x...