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Open AccessDATFNets-dynamic adaptive assigned transformer network for fire detection
Fires cause severe damage to the ecological environment and threaten human life and property. Although the traditional convolutional neural network method effectively detects large-area fires, it cannot captur...
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Adult Neurogenesis and Social Behavior: A Reciprocal Relationship
Neural plasticity refers to the brain’s life-long capacity to change itself functionally and structurally. Specifically, adult neurogenesis—a unique type of plasticity—has been a focus within the last decades ...
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Open AccessTranscription and DNA methylation signatures of paternal behavior in hippocampal dentate gyrus of prairie voles
In socially monogamous prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster), parental behaviors not only occur in mothers and fathers, but also exist in some virgin males. In contrast, the other virgin males display aggressive b...
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Open AccessTranscriptomic analysis of paternal behaviors in prairie voles
The importance of fathers’ engagement in care and its critical role in the offspring’s cognitive and emotional development is now well established. Yet, little is known on the underlying neurobiology due to th...
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Open AccessWhole-genome sequencing reveals the genetic mechanisms of domestication in classical inbred mice
The laboratory mouse was domesticated from the wild house mouse. Understanding the genetics underlying domestication in laboratory mice, especially in the widely used classical inbred mice, is vital for studie...
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Open AccessPopulation variation alters aggression-associated oxytocin and vasopressin expressions in brains of Brandt’s voles in field conditions
Density-dependent change in aggressive behavior contributes to the population regulation of many small rodents, but the underlying neurological mechanisms have not been examined in field conditions. We hypothe...
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The authors show that mating-induced partner preference in monogamous prairie voles is associated with increased histone acetylation at the oxytocin and vasopressin V1a receptor promoters, and subsequent upregula...
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Nucleus accumbens dopamine differentially mediates the formation and maintenance of monogamous pair bonds
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A neurobiological model for pair-bond formation has emerged from studies in monogamous rodents. The neuropeptides oxytocin and vasopressin contribute to the processing of social cues necessary for individual r...
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Enhanced partner preference in a promiscuous species by manipulating the expression of a single gene
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Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and the Neuroendocrine Basis of Pair Bond Formation
Several lines of evidence support a role for oxytocin and vasopressin in complex social behaviors, including parental care, sex behavior, and aggression. Recent studies in a monogamous mammal, the prairie vole...
