Publications by authors named "Katelyn M Gordon"
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- - The study investigates how the time between the loss of a first partner and the introduction of a new partner affects prairie voles' ability to form a new pair bond after a previous one ends.
- - It was found that the longer a male vole is separated from its first partner, the more consistently it can display a preference for a new partner, replacing the initial bond.
- - The findings highlight that prior bonding experiences shape how voles respond to new mating opportunities and suggest future research directions for examining the hormonal and genetic factors involved in recovering from partner loss.
Background: The amygdala controls socioemotional behavior and has consistently been implicated in the etiology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Precocious amygdala development is commonly reported in ASD youth with the degree of overgrowth positively correlated to the severity of ASD symptoms. Prenatal exposure to VPA leads to an ASD phenotype in both humans and rats and has become a commonly used tool to model the complexity of ASD symptoms in the laboratory.
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