SAUSI: an integrative assay for measuring social aversion and motivation.

Social aversion is a key feature of numerous mental health disorders such as Social Anxiety and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Nevertheless, the biobehavioral mechanisms underlying social aversion remain poorly understood. Progress in understanding the etiology of social aversion has been hindered by the lack of comprehensive tools to assess social aversion in model systems.

Neuroscience: The sting of social isolation.

Social isolation produces deleterious effects on the brain and behavior in many species. A new study on bumblebees uses a multimodal approach to further our understanding of the state produced by prolonged social isolation.