Publications by authors named "Tamar Shlapobersky"
Nat Neurosci
November 2016
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates how social encounters can impact emotional stress and arousal in mice, focusing on a brain region called the medial amygdala (MeA), which is linked to social behavior.
- - Mice lacking a receptor (CRF-R2) or its ligand (urocortin-3 or Ucn3) show less interest in meeting other mice, indicating a role for this system in social preference.
- - Activating the MeA CRF-R2 or Ucn3 neurons increases social preferences, while inhibiting Ucn3 leads to social behavior without disrupting social hierarchies, highlighting the MeA Ucn3-CRF-R2 system's role in managing social interactions.
Article Synopsis
- Social behavior in mammals is typically explored in pairs in controlled settings, but true social dynamics in groups can be more complex.
- This study introduces a new tracking system for observing multiple mice in a naturalistic environment, revealing that understanding group behavior requires considering third-order interactions beyond simple pairs.
- Findings indicate that the complexity of the environment during adolescence significantly influences adult social behaviors, leading to advanced models for analyzing group dynamics and interactions.
