CGC Bibliography Paper 5661

Molecular approaches to aggregation behavior and social attachment.

de Bono M

Medline:

12486699

Citation:

Journal of Neurobiology 54: 78-92 2003

Type:

REVIEW

Genes:

daf-7 npr-1

Abstract:

In many animal species individuals aggregate to live in groups. A range of experimental approaches in different animals, including studies of social feeding in nematodes, maternal behavior in rats and sheep, and pair-bonding in voles, are providing insights into the neural bases for these behaviors. These studies are delineating multiple neural circuits and gene networks in the brain that interact in ways that are as yet poorly understood to coordinate social behavior.