Scientists tie social behavior to activity in specific brain circuit. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 06 / 140619125206.htm ...

A team of Stanford University investigators has linked a particular brain circuit to mammals' tendency to interact socially. Stimulating this circuit—one among millions in the brain—instantly ...

SAN DIEGO, CA — Studies of how the brain processes social behavior are unraveling the complexities of how positive and negative interpersonal interactions may have long-term effects on neural ...

The fact that he was able to isolate a single circuit that affected something as complex as social behavior suggests that manipulation of deep brain circuits might be a promising way to treat, ...

When activated, 'social' brain circuits inhibit feeding behavior in mice. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 16, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2019 / 01 / 190116130814.htm ...

Studies of how the brain processes social behavior are unraveling the complexities of how positive and negative interpersonal interactions may have long-term effects on neural function and memory.

Feeding behavior and social stimulation activate intermingled but distinct brain circuits, and activating one circuit can inhibit the other, according to a new study by researchers at Stanford ...

A new study by researchers at Roche in Basel, Switzerland has identified a key brain region of the neural circuit that controls social behavior. Increasing the activity of this region, called the ...

Gut microbes encourage specialized cells to prune back extra connections in brain circuits that control social behavior, new UO research in zebrafish shows. The pruning is essential for the ...

Oxytocin is a neuropeptide important for controlling social behaviors such as pair bonding and parenting. It does this in part by increasing the salience of socially relevant sensory input. However, ...

Mapping aggression circuits in the brain. ... seems to be perfectly positioned to relay those environmental and experience-related cues to moderate the output of the social behavior,” Lin says.

Central to their research is the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH), an evolutionarily ancient brain region that controls social and sexual behavior across species, including humans.