Limosilactobacillus reuteri administration alters the gut-brain-behavior axis in a sex-dependent manner in socially monogamous prairie voles. [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2023 Research on the role of gut microbiota in behavior has grown dramatically. The probiotic L. reuteri can alter social and stress-related behaviors – yet, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown.
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Discovery and characterization of Sager Creek virus, a new orthohantavirus in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) [PDF]
npj VirusesWe report the discovery and characterization of a new orthohantavirus species in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) named Sager Creek virus (SACRV).
Nathaniel Mull +6 more
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Prolonged partner separation erodes nucleus accumbens transcriptional signatures of pair bonding in male prairie voles. [PDF]
Elife, 2023 The loss of a spouse is often cited as the most traumatic event in a person’s life. However, for most people, the severity of grief and its maladaptive effects subside over time via an understudied adaptive process.
Sadino JM +5 more
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Prairie voles as a model for adaptive reward remodeling following loss of a bonded partner. [PDF]
Ann N Y Acad SciLoss of a loved one is a painful event that substantially elevates the risk for physical and mental illness and impaired daily function. Socially monogamous prairie voles are laboratory‐amenable rodents that form life‐long pair bonds and exhibit distress
Sadino JM, Donaldson ZR.
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Sex differences in the reward value of familiar mates in prairie voles. [PDF]
Genes Brain Behav, 2022 The rewarding properties of social interactions facilitate relationship formation and maintenance. Prairie voles are one of the few laboratory species that form selective relationships, manifested as “partner preferences” for familiar partners versus ...
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Affiliation, Aggression, and Selectivity of Peer Relationships in Meadow and Prairie Voles
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2019 Relationships between adult peers are central to the structure of social groups. In some species, selective preferences for specific peers provide a foundation for consistent group composition.
Nicole S. Lee +5 more
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Social experience and social cohabitation with mating promote spinogenesis in the nucleus accumbens of adult female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). [PDF]
PLoS ONEPrairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) are monogamous rodents that establish life-long pair-bonds and display characteristic social and biparental care behaviors.
Analía E Castro +6 more
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Alcohol’s Effects on Pair-Bond Maintenance in Male Prairie Voles
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2017 Alcohol abuse can have devastating effects on social relationships. In particular, discrepant patterns of heavy alcohol consumption are associated with increased rates of separation and divorce.
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Neurobiology of Stress, 2020 The absence of social support, or social isolation, can be stressful, leading to a suite of physical and psychological health issues. Growing evidence suggests that disruption of the gut-immune-brain axis plays a crucial role in the negative outcomes ...
Meghan Donovan +8 more
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Autonomic substrates of the response to pups in male prairie voles. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Caregiving by nonparents (alloparenting) and fathers is a defining aspect of human social behavior, yet this phenomenon is rare among mammals. Male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) spontaneously exhibit high levels of alloparental care, even in the ...
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