Endocannabinoid contributions to the perception of socially relevant, affective touch in humans
Social relationships are central to well-being. A subgroup of afferent nerve fibers, C-tactile (CT) afferents, are primed to respond to affective, …
Tag: Social neuroscience
Childhood family environment and μ-opioid receptor availability in vivo in adulthood
Animal studies have reported associations of early maternal separation with altered μ-opioid receptor function but data on humans are scarce. We n…
Extended amygdala corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons regulate sexually dimorphic changes in pair bond formation following social defeat in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)
The neurobiological mechanisms underlying the connection between anxiety brought on by social stressors and the negative impact on relationship for…
Distinct effects of early-stage and late-stage socioeconomic factors on brain and behavioral traits
Socioeconomic status (SES) is a time-varying multidimensional construct with ill-defined dimension-specific and age-specific effects on brain and b…