The Vertebrate mesolimbic reward system and social behavior network: A comparative synthesis

O'Connell, Lauren A.; Hofmann, Hans A.

doi:10.1002/cne.22735

Cited by 986Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroendocrine regulation and behaviorMemory and Neural Mechanisms

The Vertebrate mesolimbic reward system and social behavior network: A comparative synthesis

O'Connell, Lauren A., Hofmann, Hans A.·2011·Journal of Comparative Neurology

DOI 10.1002/cne.22735

Open this paper in CoChat — free account

Abstract

All animals evaluate the salience of external stimuli and integrate them with internal physiological information into adaptive behavior. Natural and sexual selection impinge on these processes, yet our understanding of behavioral decision‐making mechanisms and their evolution is still very limited. Insights from mammals indicate that two neural circuits are of crucial importance in this context: the social behavior network and the mesolimbic reward system. Here we review evidence from neurochemical, tract‐tracing, developmental, and functional lesion/stimulation studies that delineates homology relationships for most of the nodes of these two circuits across the five major vertebrate lineages: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and teleost fish. We provide for the first time a comprehensive comparative analysis of the two neural circuits and conclude that they were already present in early vertebrates. We also propose that these circuits form a larger social decision‐making (SDM) network that regulates adaptive behavior. Our synthesis thus provides an important foundation for understanding the evolution of the neural mechanisms underlying reward processing and behavioral regulation. J. Comp. Neurol. 519:3599–3639, 2011. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1002/cne.22735

Cites

542 of 542 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Recomputing p-values needs the paper’s full text.

Claims the paper makes

This paper’s full text isn’t openly available, so its claims and self-check weren’t run. The registry and citation checks still apply.

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

Many of the brain regions involved in mating and pair bonding are part of established networks involved in social behavior across species, such as the social brain network and the social decision-making network.
“Many of these regions are a part of established networks known to be involved in social behavior across species, such as the social brain network (SBN) and the social decision-making network (SDMN).”
From The Neurobiology of Love and Pair Bonding from Human and Animal Perspectives (2023) · cites this paper as [80]
The social decision-making network includes structures in the mesolimbic dopamine system involved in detecting and appraising the rewarding aspects of social situations.
“This network was later expanded as the SDMN to include structures in the mesolimbic DA system involved in detecting and appraising the rewarding aspects of social situations [80].”
From The Neurobiology of Love and Pair Bonding from Human and Animal Perspectives (2023) · cites this paper as [80]
Individuals must be able to dynamically alter dominant and subordinate behavior in response to social and environmental challenges and opportunities.
“However, individuals must be able to dynamically alter dominant and subordinate behavior in response to social and environmental challenges and opportunities [3].”
From Rapid changes in plasma corticosterone and medial amygdala transcriptome profiles during social status change reveal molecular pathways associated with a major life history transition in mouse dominance hierarchies (2025) · cites this paper as [3]
Within the brain, increases in immediate early gene (IEG) activity are observed during social ascent throughout the social decision-making network (SDMN) as well as several other brain regions including the prefrontal cortex.
“Within the brain, increases in immediate early gene (IEG) activity is observed during social ascent throughout the social decision-making network (SDMN), a system of evolutionarily conserved interconnected fore- and midbrain nuclei that strongly coordinate social behavior [3,13], as well as several other brain regions including the prefrontal cortex [14,15].”
From Rapid changes in plasma corticosterone and medial amygdala transcriptome profiles during social status change reveal molecular pathways associated with a major life history transition in mouse dominance hierarchies (2025) · cites this paper as [3]

Emotion circuits in the brain
LeDoux, J. E. (2000) · Annual Review of Neuroscience · doi:10.1146/annurev.neuro.23.1.155 · Cited by 8,444 · see citing works
Untitled work
(1978) · UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona) · Cited by 8,010 · see citing works
Place navigation impaired in rats with hippocampal lesions
Morris, R. G. M., Garrud, P., Rawlins, J. N. P., & O'Keefe, J. (1982) · Nature · doi:10.1038/297681a0 · Cited by 6,340 · see citing works
Neurocircuitry of Addiction
Koob, G. F., & Volkow, N. D. (2010) · Neuropsychopharmacology · doi:10.1038/npp.2009.110 · Cited by 5,340 · see citing works
The hippocampus as a cognitive map
Passingham, R. E. (1979) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/0306-4522(79)90015-0 · Cited by 5,128 · see citing works
Predictive reward signal of dopamine neurons
Schultz, W. (1998) · Journal of Neurophysiology · doi:10.1152/jn.1998.80.1.1 · Cited by 4,564 · see citing works
On aims and methods of ethology
Tinbergen, N. (1963) · Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie · doi:10.1111/j.1439-0310.1963.tb01161.x · Cited by 4,551 · see citing works
Stereotaxic mapping of the monoamine pathways in the rat brain
Ungerstedt, U. (1971) · Acta Physiologica Scandinavica · doi:10.1111/j.1365-201x.1971.tb10998.x · Cited by 3,819 · see citing works
The Dance Language and Orientation of Bees
von Frisch, K. (1993) · Harvard University Press eBooks · doi:10.4159/harvard.9780674418776 · Cited by 2,598 · see citing works
From motivation to action: Functional interface between the limbic system and the motor system
MOGENSON, G., JONES, D., & YIM, C. (1980) · Progress in Neurobiology · doi:10.1016/0301-0082(80)90018-0 · Cited by 2,331 · see citing works
Emotion and motivation: the role of the amygdala, ventral striatum, and prefrontal cortex
Cardinal, R. N., Parkinson, J. A., Hall, J., & Everitt, B. J. (2002) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/s0149-7634(02)00007-6 · Cited by 2,129 · see citing works
The projections of the ventral tegmental area and adjacent regions: a combined fluorescent retrograde tracer and immunofluorescence study in the rat
Swanson, L. W. (1982) · Brain Research Bulletin · doi:10.1016/0361-9230(82)90145-9 · Cited by 1,718 · see citing works
The sleep switch: hypothalamic control of sleep and wakefulness
Saper, C. B., Chou, T. C., & Scammell, T. E. (2001) · Trends in Neurosciences · doi:10.1016/s0166-2236(00)02002-6 · Cited by 1,656 · see citing works
Emotion: Clues from the Brain
LeDoux, J. E. (1995) · Annual Review of Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev.ps.46.020195.001233 · Cited by 1,646 · see citing works
Central control of song in the canary, Serinus canarius
Nottebohm, F., Stokes, T. M., & Leonard, C. M. (1976) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.901650405 · Cited by 1,645 · see citing works
An autoradiographic study of the organization of the efferet connections of the hippocampal formation in the rat
Swanson, L. W., & Cowan, W. M. (1977) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.901720104 · Cited by 1,571 · see citing works
The neurobiology of pair bonding.
Young, L. J., & Wang, Z. (2004) · Nature Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/nn1327 · Cited by 1,523 · cited 33× · see citing works
“During pairbond formation in monogamous female voles (Microtus ochrogaster), a process involving the mesolimbic reward system (Young and Wang, 2004), neuronal activity as measured by c-fos induction increases in the BNST (Curtis and Wang, 2003).”
BackgroundInfluential
Dopamine reward circuitry: Two projection systems from the ventral midbrain to the nucleus accumbens–olfactory tubercle complex
Ikemoto, S. (2007) · Brain Research Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.brainresrev.2007.05.004 · Cited by 1,477 · see citing works
The role of nucleus accumbens dopamine in motivated behavior: a unifying interpretation with special reference to reward-seeking
Ikemoto, S., & Panksepp, J. (1999) · Brain Research Reviews · doi:10.1016/s0165-0173(99)00023-5 · Cited by 1,450 · see citing works
Cortical Excitatory Neurons and Glia, But Not GABAergic Neurons, Are Produced in the Emx1-Expressing Lineage
Gorski, J. A., Talley, T., Qiu, M. S., Puelles, L., Rubenstein, J. L. R., & Jones, K. R. (2002) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.22-15-06309.2002 · Cited by 1,367 · see citing works
What is the amygdala?
Swanson, L. W., & Petrovich, G. D. (1998) · Trends in Neurosciences · doi:10.1016/s0166-2236(98)01265-x · Cited by 1,351 · see citing works
Multiple reward signals in the brain
Schultz, W. (2000) · Nature Reviews Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/35044563 · Cited by 1,303 · see citing works
Efferent connections of the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area in the rat
Beckstead, R. M., Domesick, V. B., & Nauta, W. J. H. (1979) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/0006-8993(79)91001-1 · Cited by 1,293 · see citing works
Amygdaloid projections to subcortical structures within the basal forebrain and brainstem in the rat and cat
Krettek, J. E., & Price, J. L. (1978) · Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.901780204 · Cited by 1,293 · see citing works
Green fluorescent protein expression and colocalization with calretinin, parvalbumin, and somatostatin in the GAD67‐GFP knock‐in mouse
Tamamaki, N., Yanagawa, Y., Tomioka, R., Miyazaki, J., Obata, K., & Kaneko, T. (2003) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.10905 · Cited by 1,277 · see citing works
New perspectives in basal forebrain organization of special relevance for neuropsychiatric disorders: The striatopallidal, amygdaloid, and corticopetal components of substantia innominata
Alheid, G. F., & Heimer, L. (1988) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/0306-4522(88)90217-5 · Cited by 1,217 · see citing works
The Medial Extended Amygdala in Male Reproductive Behavior A Node in the Mammalian Social Behavior Network
NEWMAN, S. W. (1999) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb09271.x · Cited by 1,189 · see citing works
The Hippocampus Book
(2006) · doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195100273.001.0001 · Cited by 1,186 · see citing works
Catecholamine innervation of the basal forebrain IV. Topography of the dopamine projection to the basal forebrain and neostriatum
Fallon, J. H., & Moore, R. Y. (1978) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.901800310 · Cited by 1,172 · see citing works
Revised nomenclature for avian telencephalon and some related brainstem nuclei
Reiner, A., Perkel, D. J., Bruce, L. L., Butler, A. B., Csillag, A., Kuenzel, W., Medina, L., Paxinos, G., Shimizu, T., Striedter, G., et al. (2004) · Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.20118 · Cited by 1,148 · cited 2× · see citing works
“3) (Zeier and Karten, 1971; Reiner and Karten, 1985; Cheng et al., 1999; Reiner et al., 2004), and is subpallial in origin (Fig.”
Background
The connections of the septal region in the rat
Swanson, L. W., & Cowan, W. M. (1979) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.901860408 · Cited by 1,136 · see citing works
Mesocorticolimbic dopaminergic network: functional and regulatory roles
Moal, M. L., & Simon, H. (1991) · Physiological Reviews · doi:10.1152/physrev.1991.71.1.155 · Cited by 1,096 · see citing works
Dopamine Neuron Agenesis in Nurr1-Deficient Mice
Zetterström, R. H., Solomin, L., Jansson, L., Hoffer, B. J., Olson, L., & Perlmann, T. (1997) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.276.5310.248 · Cited by 1,096 · see citing works
The Hippocampus, Memory, and Place Cells
Eichenbaum, H., Dudchenko, P., Wood, E., Shapiro, M., & Tanila, H. (1999) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80773-4 · Cited by 1,064 · see citing works
On the significance of subterritories in the “accumbens” part of the rat ventral striatum
Zahm, D. S., & Brog, J. S. (1992) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/0306-4522(92)90202-d · Cited by 1,040 · see citing works
Neural mechanisms of aggression
Nelson, R. J., & Trainor, B. C. (2007) · Nature reviews. Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/nrn2174 · Cited by 1,021 · see citing works
Avian brains and a new understanding of vertebrate brain evolution
Jarvis, E. D., Güntürkün, O., Bruce, L. L., Csillag, A., Karten, H. J., Kuenzel, W. J., Medina, L. M., Paxinos, G., Perkel, D. J., Shimizu, T., et al. (2005) · Nature reviews. Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/nrn1606 · Cited by 984 · see citing works
The differential projections of the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb in mammals
Scalia, F., & Winans, S. S. (1975) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.901610105 · Cited by 983 · see citing works
Distribution of cholinergic neurons in rat brain: Demonstrated by the immunocytochemical localization of choline acetyltransferase
Armstrong, D. M., Saper, C. B., Levey, A. I., Wainer, B. H., & Terry, R. D. (1983) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.902160106 · Cited by 970 · see citing works
The dopamine hypothesis of reward: past and current status
Spanagel, R., & Weiss, F. (1999) · Trends in Neurosciences · doi:10.1016/s0166-2236(99)01447-2 · Cited by 967 · see citing works
Impulsive choice induced in rats by lesions of the nucleus accumbens core
Cardinal, R. N., Pennicott, D. R., Lakmali, C., Sugathapala, Robbins, T. W., & Everitt, B. J. (2001) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1060818 · Cited by 923 · see citing works
Encyclopedia of Neuroscience
(2009) · doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29678-2 · Cited by 900 · see citing works
Basal ganglia
Alexander, G. E. (1998) · Cited by 891 · see citing works
The amygdalostriatal projection in the rat—an anatomical study by anterograde and retrograde tracing methods
Kelley, A. E., Domesick, V. B., & Nauta, W. J. H. (1982) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/0306-4522(82)90067-7 · Cited by 888 · see citing works
Projections from the Rat Prefrontal Cortex to the Ventral Tegmental Area: Target Specificity in the Synaptic Associations with Mesoaccumbens and Mesocortical Neurons
Carr, D. B., & Sesack, S. R. (2000) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.20-10-03864.2000 · Cited by 880 · see citing works
Efferent connections and nigral afferents of the nucleus accumbens septi in the rat
Nauta, W. J. H., Smith, G. P., Faull, R. L. M., & Domesick, V. B. (1978) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/0306-4522(78)90041-6 · Cited by 876 · see citing works
Glutamate‐ and GABA‐containing neurons in the mouse and rat brain, as demonstrated with a new immunocytochemical technique
Ottersen, O. P., & Storm‐Mathisen, J. (1984) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.902290308 · Cited by 848 · see citing works
Motivational views of reinforcement: implications for understanding the behavioral functions of nucleus accumbens dopamine
Salamone, J. D., & Correa, M. (2002) · Behavioural Brain Research · doi:10.1016/s0166-4328(02)00282-6 · Cited by 817 · see citing works
Organization of projections from the basomedial nucleus of the amygdala: A PHAL study in the rat
Petrovich, G., Risold, P., & Swanson, L. (1996) · The Journal of comparative neurology · doi:10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19961021)374:3 · Cited by 793 · see citing works
Thermoregulation: some concepts have changed. Functional architecture of the thermoregulatory system
Romanovsky, A. A. (2007) · American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology · doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00668.2006 · Cited by 786 · see citing works
The vertebrate social behavior network: Evolutionary themes and variations
Goodson, J. L. (2005) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.02.003 · Cited by 771 · see citing works
The dance language and orientation of bees
Bulter, C. G. (1969) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1016/0003-3472(69)90032-3 · Cited by 757 · see citing works
Nurr1 is essential for the induction of the dopaminergic phenotype and the survival of ventral mesencephalic late dopaminergic precursor neurons
Cárdenas, O. S., Quintana-Hau, J. D. D., Le, W., Smidt, M. P., Cox, J. J., Mayo, F. J. D., Burbach, J. P. H., & Conneely, O. M. (1998) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.95.7.4013 · Cited by 744 · see citing works
Immunohistochemical distribution of somatostatin-like immunoreactivity in the central nervous system of the adult rat
Johansson, O., Hökfelt, T., & Elde, R. P. (1984) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/0306-4522(84)90233-1 · Cited by 674 · see citing works
Connections of the rat lateral septal complex 1Published on the World Wide Web on 2 June 1997. 1
Risold, P. Y., & Swanson, L. W. (1997) · Brain Research Reviews · doi:10.1016/s0165-0173(97)00009-x · Cited by 671 · see citing works
Hippocampal specialization of food-storing birds.
Krebs, J. R., Sherry, D. F., Healy, S. D., Perry, V. H., & Vaccarino, A. L. (1989) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.86.4.1388 · Cited by 643 · see citing works
Behavioral functions of the mesolimbic dopaminergic system: An affective neuroethological perspective
Alcaro, A., Huber, R., & Panksepp, J. (2007) · Brain Research Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.brainresrev.2007.07.014 · Cited by 614 · see citing works
Roles of Pax-genes in developing and adult brain as suggested by expression patterns
Stoykova, A., & Gruss, P. (1994) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.14-03-01395.1994 · Cited by 581 · see citing works
Delineation of multiple subpallial progenitor domains by the combinatorial expression of transcriptional codes
Flames, N., Pla, R., Gelman, D. M., Rubenstein, J. L. R., Puelles, L., & Marín, O. (2007) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.2750-07.2007 · Cited by 560 · see citing works
Aggressive behavior in the rat
Blanchard, R. J., & Blanchard, D. C. (1977) · Behavioral Biology · doi:10.1016/s0091-6773(77)90308-x · Cited by 554 · see citing works
Afferent projections to the ventral tegmental area of Tsai and interfascicular nucleus: A horseradish peroxidase study in the rat
Phillipson, O. T. (1979) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.901870108 · Cited by 553 · see citing works
Ventral pallidum roles in reward and motivation
Smith, K. S., Tindell, A. J., Aldridge, J. W., & Berridge, K. C. (2009) · Behavioural Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2008.09.038 · Cited by 548 · see citing works
Organization of projections from the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus: A Phaseolus vulgaris ‐Leucoagglutinin study in the rat
Canteras, N. S., Simerly, R. B., & Swanson, L. W. (1994) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.903480103 · Cited by 547 · see citing works
Neurobiologic processes in drug reward and addiction
Adinoff, B. (2004) · Harvard Review of Psychiatry · doi:10.1080/10673220490910844 · Cited by 546 · see citing works
Functional diversity and specificity of neostriatal interneurons
Tepper, J. M., & Bolam, J. P. (2004) · Current Opinion in Neurobiology · doi:10.1016/j.conb.2004.10.003 · Cited by 526 · see citing works
Basic organization of projections from the oval and fusiform nuclei of the bed nuclei of the stria terminalis in adult rat brain
Dong, H., Petrovich, G. D., Watts, A. G., & Swanson, L. W. (2001) · Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.1079 · Cited by 521 · see citing works
The efferent connections of the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus of the rat,
Saper, C. B., Swanson, L. W., & Cowan, W. M. (1976) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.901690403 · Cited by 518 · see citing works
Evolution of the Telencephalon in Nonmammals
Northcutt, R. G. (1981) · Annual Review of Neuroscience · doi:10.1146/annurev.ne.04.030181.001505 · Cited by 503 · see citing works
A review of systems and networks of the limbic forebrain/limbic midbrain
Morgane, P. J., Galler, J. R., & Mokler, D. J. (2005) · Progress in Neurobiology · doi:10.1016/j.pneurobio.2005.01.001 · Cited by 497 · see citing works
The neuroendocrine basis of social recognition
Ferguson, J. N., Young, L. J., & Insel, T. R. (2002) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1006/frne.2002.0229 · Cited by 494 · see citing works
Teleostean and mammalian forebrains contrasted: Evidence from genes to behavior
Wullimann, M. F., & Mueller, T. (2004) · Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.20183 · Cited by 491 · see citing works
Cholecystokinin innervation of the ventral striatum: A morphological and radioimmunological study
Záborszky, L., Alheid, G. F., Beinfeld, M. C., Eiden, L. E., Heimer, L., & Palkovits, M. (1985) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/0306-4522(85)90302-1 · Cited by 489 · see citing works
Calretinin in rat brain: An immunohistochemical study
Résibois, A., & ROGERS, J. H. (1992) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/0306-4522(92)90012-q · Cited by 475 · see citing works
The teleostean (zebrafish) dopaminergic system ascending to the subpallium (striatum) is located in the basal diencephalon (posterior tuberculum)
Rink, E., & Wullimann, M. F. (2001) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/s0006-8993(00)03174-7 · Cited by 470 · see citing works
For Whom The Bird Sings
Jarvis, E. D., Scharff, C., Grossman, M. R., Ramos, J. A., & Nottebohm, F. (1998) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80594-2 · Cited by 464 · see citing works
Noradrenaline in the ventral forebrain is critical for opiate withdrawal-induced aversion
Delfs, J. M., Zhu, Y., Druhan, J. P., & Aston-Jones, G. (2000) · Nature · doi:10.1038/35000212 · Cited by 462 · see citing works
Lhx6 delineates a pathway mediating innate reproductive behaviors from the amygdala to the hypothalamus
Choi, G. B., Dong, H.-W., Murphy, A. J., Valenzuela, D. M., Yancopoulos, G. D., Swanson, L. W., & Anderson, D. J. (2005) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2005.04.011 · Cited by 462 · see citing works
Organization of the output of the ventral striatopallidal system in the rat: ventral pallidal efferents
Groenewegen, H. J., Berendse, H. W., & Haber, S. N. (1993) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/0306-4522(93)90115-v · Cited by 456 · see citing works
Impaired spatial and sequential learning in rats treated neonatally with d ‐fenfluramine
Morford, L. L., Inman-Wood, S. L., Gudelsky, G. A., Williams, M. T., & Vorhees, C. V. (2002) · European Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1046/j.1460-9568.2002.02100.x · Cited by 454 · see citing works
Defensive behavior in rats towards predatory odors: a review
Dielenberg, R. A., & McGregor, I. S. (2001) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/s0149-7634(01)00044-6 · Cited by 453 · see citing works
The prefrontal cortex and the integration of sensory, limbic and autonomic information
Groenewegen, H. J., & Uylings, H. B. M. (2000) · Progress in brain research · doi:10.1016/s0079-6123(00)26003-2 · Cited by 442 · see citing works
The archistriatum of the pigeon: Organization of afferent and efferent connections
Zeier, H., & Karten, H. J. (1971) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/0006-8993(71)90185-5 · Cited by 442 · see citing works
Efferent connections of the septal area in the rat: An analysis utilizing retrograde and anterograde transport methods
Meibach, R. C., & Siegel, A. (1977) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/0006-8993(77)90088-9 · Cited by 438 · see citing works
Thalamoamygdaloid projections in the rat: A test of the amygdala's role in sensory processing
Turner, B. H., & Herkenham, M. (1991) · The Journal of comparative neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.903130208 · Cited by 437 · see citing works
Efferent connections of the ventral pallidum: Evidence of a dual striato pallidofugal pathway
Haber, S. N., Groenewegen, H. J., Grove, E. A., & Nauta, W. J. H. (1985) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.902350304 · Cited by 432 · see citing works
Immunocytochemical localization of TrkB in the central nervous system of the adult rat
Yan, Q., Radeke, M. J., Matheson, C. R., Talvenheimo, J., Welcher, A. A., & Felnstein, S. C. (1997) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19970203)378:1 · Cited by 428 · see citing works
The Hippocampal Complex of Food-Storing Birds
Sherry, D. F., Vaccarino, A. L., Buckenham, K., & Herz, R. S. (2008) · Brain Behavior and Evolution · doi:10.1159/000116516 · Cited by 424 · see citing works
The accumbens: beyond the core-shell dichotomy
Heimer, L., Alheid, G. F., de Olmos, J. S., Groenewegen, H. J., Haber, S. N., Harlan, R. E., & Zahm, D. S. (1997) · Journal of Neuropsychiatry · doi:10.1176/jnp.9.3.354 · Cited by 418 · see citing works
Chemical Anatomy of the Brain
Hökfelt, T. G. M., Johansson, O., & Goldstein, M. (1984) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.6147896 · Cited by 415 · see citing works
The ventral basal ganglia, a selection mechanism at the crossroads of space, strategy, and reward.
Humphries, M. D., & Prescott, T. J. (2009) · Progress in Neurobiology · doi:10.1016/j.pneurobio.2009.11.003 · Cited by 414 · see citing works
Impairment of mating behavior in male rats following lesions in the preoptic-anterior hypothalamic continuum
Heimer, L., & Larsson, K. (1967) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/0006-8993(67)90076-5 · Cited by 413 · see citing works
Two transpallidal pathways originating in the rat nucleus accumbens
Zahm, D. S., & Heimer, L. (1990) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.903020302 · Cited by 406 · see citing works
Untitled work
(1998) · doi:10.1016/s0165-0173(98)00016-2 · Cited by 398 · see citing works
Spatial memory and adaptive specialization of the hippocampus
Sherry, D. F., Jacobs, L. F., & Gaulin, S. J. C. (1992) · Trends in Neurosciences · doi:10.1016/0166-2236(92)90080-r · Cited by 393 · see citing works
Integrated defence reaction elicited by excitatory amino acid microinjection in the midbrain periaqueductal grey region of the unrestrained cat
Bandler, R. J., & Carrive, P. (1988) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/0006-8993(88)91465-5 · Cited by 386 · see citing works
Conserved sensory-neurosecretory cell types in annelid and fish forebrain: insights into hypothalamus evolution
Tessmar-Raible, K., Raible, F., Christodoulou, F., Guy, K., Rembold, M., Hausen, H., & Arendt, D. (2007) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2007.04.041 · Cited by 384 · see citing works
Functional–anatomical implications of the nucleus accumbens core and shell subterritories
ZAHM, D. S. (1999) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb09264.x · Cited by 384 · see citing works
Role of septal vasopressin innervation in paternal behavior in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster).
Wang, Z., Ferris, C. F., & De Vries, G. J. (1994) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.91.1.400 · Cited by 381 · see citing works
The emergence and evolution of mammalian neocortex
Glenn Northcutt, R., & Kaas, J. H. (1995) · Trends in Neurosciences · doi:10.1016/0166-2236(95)93932-n · Cited by 378 · see citing works
Topographic organization of convergent projections to the thalamus from the inferior colliculus and spinal cord in the rat
Ledoux, J. E., Ruggiero, D. A., Forest, R., Stornetta, R., & Reis, D. J. (1987) · Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.902640110 · Cited by 373 · see citing works
The V1a Vasopressin Receptor Is Necessary and Sufficient for Normal Social Recognition: A Gene Replacement Study
Bielsky, I. F., Hu, S.-B., Ren, X., Terwilliger, E. F., & Young, L. J. (2005) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2005.06.031 · Cited by 367 · see citing works
Expression of the Emx-1 and Dlx-1 homeobox genes define three molecularly distinct domains in the telencephalon of mouse, chick, turtle and frog embryos: implications for the evolution of telencephalic subdivisions in amniotes
Fernandez, A. S., Pieau, C., Repérant, J., Boncinelli, E., & Wassef, M. (1998) · Development · doi:10.1242/dev.125.11.2099 · Cited by 362 · see citing works
Phylogeny and development of catecholamine systems in the CNS of vertebrates
Parent, A. (1996) · Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy · doi:10.1016/s0891-0618(96)00193-7 · Cited by 359 · see citing works
Motivational systems and the neural circuitry of maternal behavior in the rat
Numan, M. (2007) · Developmental Psychobiology · doi:10.1002/dev.20198 · Cited by 358 · see citing works
How to make a mesodiencephalic dopaminergic neuron
Smidt, M. P., & Burbach, J. P. H. (2006) · Nature reviews. Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/nrn2039 · Cited by 356 · see citing works
Intrinsic GABAergic neurons in the rat central extended amygdala
Sun, N., & Cassell, M. D. (1993) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.903300308 · Cited by 351 · see citing works
Deficit in the lordosis reflex of female rats caused by lesions in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus.
Pfaff, D. W., & Sakuma, Y. (1979) · The Journal of Physiology · doi:10.1113/jphysiol.1979.sp012691 · Cited by 350 · see citing works
Sex differences in subregions of the medial nucleus of the amygdala and the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis of the rat
Hines, M., Allen, L. S., & Gorski, R. A. (1992) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/0006-8993(92)90068-k · Cited by 347 · see citing works
The structural organization of connections between hypothalamus and cerebral cortex 1Published on the World Wide Web on 2 June 1997. 1
Risold, P., Thompson, R. H., & Swanson, L. W. (1997) · Brain Research Reviews · doi:10.1016/s0165-0173(97)00007-6 · Cited by 347 · see citing works
V1 vasopressin receptor antisense oligodeoxynucleotide into septum reduces vasopressin binding, social discrimination abilities, and anxiety-related behavior in rats
Landgraf, R., Gerstberger, R., Montkowski, A., Probst, J., Wotjak, C., Holsboer, F., & Engelmann, M. (1995) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.15-06-04250.1995 · Cited by 341 · see citing works
Connections of the lateral and medial divisions of the goldfish telencephalic pallium
Northcutt, R. G. (2006) · Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.20853 · Cited by 327 · see citing works
Vision, Brain, and Behavior in Birds
Schwab, I. R. (1994) · American Journal of Ophthalmology · doi:10.1016/s0002-9394(14)76608-5 · Cited by 325 · see citing works
Attention, short-term memory, and action selection: A unifying theory
Deco, G., & Rolls, E. T. (2005) · Progress in Neurobiology · doi:10.1016/j.pneurobio.2005.08.004 · Cited by 324 · see citing works
Profiling by image registration reveals common origin of annelid mushroom bodies and vertebrate pallium.
Tomer, R., Denes, A. S., Tessmar-Raible, K., & Arendt, D. (2010) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2010.07.043 · Cited by 317 · see citing works
Conservation of Spatial Memory Function in the Pallial Forebrain of Reptiles and Ray-Finned Fishes
Rodrı́guez, F., López, J. C., Vargas, J. P., Gómez, Y., Broglio, C., & Salas, C. (2002) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.22-07-02894.2002 · Cited by 316 · see citing works
Mating and agonistic behavior produce different patterns of Fos immunolabeling in the male Syrian hamster brain
Kollack‐Walker, S., & Newman, S. W. (1995) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/0306-4522(94)00563-k · Cited by 315 · see citing works
A comparison of the anatomical distribution of substance P and substance P receptors in the rat central nervous system
Shults, C. W., Quirion, R., Chronwall, B. M., Chase, T. N., & O’Donohue, T. L. (1984) · Peptides · doi:10.1016/0196-9781(84)90177-3 · Cited by 310 · see citing works
Comparative neurobiology of the basal ganglia
Parent, A. (1986) · Cited by 308 · see citing works
Basal amygdaloid complex afferents to the rat nucleus accumbens are compartmentally organized
Wright, C., Beijer, A. V. J., & Groenewegen, H. J. (1996) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.16-05-01877.1996 · Cited by 307 · see citing works
Second-order schedules of drug reinforcement in rats and monkeys: measurement of reinforcing efficacy and drug-seeking behaviour
Everitt, B. J., & Robbins, T. W. (2000) · Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1007/s002130000566 · Cited by 306 · see citing works
Afferent projections to the preoptic area and hypothalamic regions in the rat brain
Berk, M. L., & Finkelstein, J. A. (1981) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/0306-4522(81)90227-x · Cited by 303 · see citing works
Spatial memory and hippocampal pallium through vertebrate evolution: insights from reptiles and teleost fish
Rodrı́guez, F., López, J. C., Vargas, J. P., Broglio, C., Gómez, Y., & Salas, C. (2002) · Brain Research Bulletin · doi:10.1016/s0361-9230(01)00682-7 · Cited by 293 · see citing works
The Limbic System of Tetrapods: A Comparative Analysis of Cortical and Amygdalar Populations
Bruce, L. L., & Neary, T. J. (2008) · Brain Behavior and Evolution · doi:10.1159/000113276 · Cited by 292 · see citing works
Cholinergic systems in mammalian brain identified with antibodies against choline acetyltransferase
Wainer, B. H., Levey, A. I., Mufson, E. J., & Mesulam, M. M. (1984) · Neurochemistry International · doi:10.1016/0197-0186(84)90089-5 · Cited by 287 · see citing works
DLX-1, DLX-2, and DLX-5 expression define distinct stages of basal forebrain differentiation
Eisenstat, D. D., Liu, J. K., Mione, M., Zhong, W., Yu, G. K., Anderson, S. A., Ghattas, I. R., Puelles, L., & Rubenstein, J. L. R. (1999) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19991115)414:2 · Cited by 286 · see citing works
Vasopressin cells in the medial amygdala of the rat project to the lateral septum and ventral hippocampus
Caffé, A. R., van Leeuwen, F. W., & Luiten, P. G. M. (1987) · Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.902610206 · Cited by 286 · see citing works
Comparative distribution of neuropeptide‐immunoreactive systems in the brain of the green molly, Poecilia latipinna
Batten, T. F. C., Cambré, M., Moons, L., & Vandesande, F. (1990) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.903020416 · Cited by 284 · see citing works
Vasopressin in the lateral septum regulates pair bond formation in male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)
Liu, Y., Curtis, J. T., & Wang, Z. (2001) · Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.1037/0735-7044.115.4.910 · Cited by 282 · see citing works
Forebrain peptides modulate sexually polymorphic vocal circuitry
Goodson, J. L., & Bass, A. H. (2000) · Nature · doi:10.1038/35001581 · Cited by 281 · see citing works
The organization and projections of the paleostriatal complex in the pigeon (columba livia)
Karten, H. J., & Dubbeldam, J. L. (1973) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.901480105 · Cited by 281 · see citing works
Sex difference in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis of the human brain
Allen, L. S., & Gorski, R. A. (1990) · Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.903020402 · Cited by 281 · see citing works
Striatal Medium-Sized Spiny Neurons: Identification by Nuclear Staining and Study of Neuronal Subpopulations in BAC Transgenic Mice
Matamales, M., Bertran‐Gonzalez, J., Salomon, L., Degos, B., Deniau, J., Valjent, E., Hervé, D., & Girault, J. (2009) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0004770 · Cited by 275 · see citing works
Cholinergic projections from the basal forebrain to the basolateral amygdaloid complex: A combined retrograde fluorescent and immunohistochemical study
Carlsen, J., Záborszky, L., & Heimer, L. (1985) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.902340203 · Cited by 271 · see citing works
King Solomon's Ring
Lorenz, K. Z. (2003) · Routledge eBooks · doi:10.4324/9780203165966 · Cited by 271 · see citing works
The effects of telencephalic pallial lesions on spatial, temporal, and emotional learning in goldfish
Portavella, M., Vargas, J. P., Torres, B., & Salas, C. (2002) · Brain Research Bulletin · doi:10.1016/s0361-9230(01)00699-2 · Cited by 264 · see citing works
Facilitation of male rat copulatory behavior by electrical stimulation of the medial preoptic area
Malsbury, C. W. (1971) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/0031-9384(71)90042-4 · Cited by 263 · see citing works
Septal vasopressin modulates social memory in male rats
Dantzer, R., Koob, G. F., Bluthe´, R.-M., & Le Moal, M. (1988) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/0006-8993(88)90066-2 · Cited by 262 · see citing works
Vasopressin receptor blockade in the anterior hypothalamus suppresses aggression in hamsters
Ferris, C. F., & Potegal, M. (1988) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/0031-9384(88)90144-8 · Cited by 259 · see citing works
Neural Connections of the Anterior Hypothalamus and Agonistic Behavior in Golden Hamsters
Delville, Y., Vries, G. J. D., & Ferris, C. F. (2000) · Brain Behavior and Evolution · doi:10.1159/000006642 · Cited by 251 · see citing works
Organization of the Amphibian Telencephalon
Northcutt, R. G., & Kicliter, E. (1980) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4613-2988-6_8 · Cited by 246 · see citing works
Amygdala Regulation of Nucleus Accumbens Dopamine Output is Governed by the Prefrontal Cortex
Jackson, M., & Moghaddam, B. (2001) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.21-02-00676.2001 · Cited by 246 · see citing works
Laminar and columnar auditory cortex in avian brain
Wang, Y., Brzozowska-Prechtl, A., & Karten, H. J. (2010) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1006645107 · Cited by 244 · see citing works
Decision ecology: Foraging and the ecology of animal decision making
Stephens, D. W. (2008) · Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.3758/cabn.8.4.475 · Cited by 243 · see citing works
The Evolution of Dopamine Systems in Chordates
Yamamoto, K., & Vernier, P. (2011) · Frontiers in Neuroanatomy · doi:10.3389/fnana.2011.00021 · Cited by 241 · see citing works
Expression ofDbx1,Neurogenin 2,Semaphorin 5A,Cadherin 8, andEmx1distinguish ventral and lateral pallial histogenetic divisions in the developing mouse claustroamygdaloid complex
Medina, L. M., Legáz, I., González, G. G., Castro, F. D., Rubenstein, J. L. R., & Puelles, L. (2004) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.20141 · Cited by 238 · see citing works
Morphological differences between projection neurons of the core and shell in the nucleus accumbens of the rat
Meredith, G. E., Agolia, R., Arts, M. P. M., Groenewegen, H. J., & Zahm, D. S. (1992) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/0306-4522(92)90389-j · Cited by 231 · see citing works
Evolution of the basal ganglia in tetrapods: a new perspective based on recent studies in amphibians
Marín, Ó., Smeets, W. J. A. J., & González, A. (1998) · Trends in Neurosciences · doi:10.1016/s0166-2236(98)01297-1 · Cited by 231 · see citing works
Immunohistochemical Characterization of the Shell and Core Territories of the Nucleus Accumbens in the Rat
Jongen‐Rêlo, A. L., Voorn, P., & Groenewegen, H. J. (1994) · European Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1111/j.1460-9568.1994.tb00315.x · Cited by 227 · see citing works
Extrinsic and intrinsic fiber connections of the telencephalon in a teleost, Sebastiscus marmoratus
Murakami, T., Morita, Y., & Ito, H. (1983) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.902160202 · Cited by 227 · see citing works
Genes, hormones, and circuits: An integrative approach to study the evolution of social behavior
O’Connell, L. A., & Hofmann, H. A. (2010) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2010.12.004 · Cited by 227 · see citing works
Self-citation
Distribution and differences of estrogen receptor beta immunoreactivity in the brain of adult male and female rats
Zhang, J., Cai, W.-Q., Zhou, D.-S., & Su, B.-Y. (2002) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/s0006-8993(02)02460-5 · Cited by 223 · see citing works
A direct main olfactory bulb projection to the ‘vomeronasal’ amygdala in female mice selectively responds to volatile pheromones from males
Kang, N., Baum, M. J., & Cherry, J. A. (2009) · European Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06638.x · Cited by 213 · see citing works
Winning territorial disputes selectively enhances androgen sensitivity in neural pathways related to motivation and social aggression
Fuxjager, M. J., Forbes‐Lorman, R. M., Coss, D., Auger, C. J., Auger, A. P., & Marler, C. A. (2010) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1001394107 · Cited by 212 · see citing works
Mesotelencephalic dopamine system and reproductive behavior in the female rat: Effects of ventral tegmental 6-hydroxydopamine lesions on maternal and sexual responsiveness.
Hansen, S., Harthon, C., Waslin, E., Löfberg, L., & al, E. (1991) · Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.1037//0735-7044.105.4.588 · Cited by 211 · see citing works
Distribution of choline acetyltransferase immunoreactivity in the pigeon brain
Medina, L. M., & Reiner, A. J. (1994) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.903420403 · Cited by 208 · see citing works
Evidence for a catecholaminergic projection to area X in the zebra finch
Lewis, J. W., Ryan, S. M., Arnold, A. P., & Butcher, L. L. (1981) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.901960212 · Cited by 205 · see citing works
The telencephalon and hypothalamus of the bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus): Evoked feeding, aggressive and reproductive behavior with representative frontal sections
Demski, L. S., & Knigge, K. M. (1971) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.901430102 · Cited by 205 · see citing works
Dynamic limbic networks and social diversity in vertebrates: From neural context to neuromodulatory patterning
Goodson, J. L., & Kabelik, D. (2009) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2009.05.007 · Cited by 204 · see citing works
Autoradiographic localization of hormone‐concentrating cells in the brain of an amphibian, Xenopus laevis. I. Testosterone
Kelley, D. B., Morrell, J. I., & Pfaff, D. W. (1975) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.901640105 · Cited by 203 · see citing works
Amygdala regulates risk of predation in rats foraging in a dynamic fear environment
Choi, J.-S., & Kim, J. J. (2010) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · doi:10.1073/pnas.1010079108 · Cited by 202 · see citing works
Topography in the preoptic region: differential regulation of appetitive and consummatory male sexual behaviors.
Balthazart, J., & Ball, G. (2007) · Frontiers in neuroendocrinology (Print) · doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2007.05.003 · Cited by 201 · see citing works
Histogenetic compartments of the mouse centromedial and extended amygdala based on gene expression patterns during development
García‐López, M., Abellán, A., Legáz, I., Rubenstein, J. L. R., Puelles, L., & Medina, L. M. (2007) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.21524 · Cited by 197 · see citing works
Biological Hierarchies and the Concept of Homology
Striedter, G. F., & Northcutt, R. G. (2008) · Brain Behavior and Evolution · doi:10.1159/000114387 · Cited by 195 · see citing works
Appetitive and Consummatory Male Sexual Behavior in Japanese Quail Are Differentially Regulated by Subregions of the Preoptic Medial Nucleus
Balthazart, J., Absil, P., Gérard, M., Appeltants, D., & Ball, G. F. (1998) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.18-16-06512.1998 · Cited by 194 · see citing works
Connections of the ventral telencephalon and tyrosine hydroxylase distribution in the zebrafish brain (Danio rerio) lead to identification of an ascending dopaminergic system in a teleost
Rink, E., & Wullimann, M. F. (2002) · Brain Research Bulletin · doi:10.1016/s0361-9230(01)00696-7 · Cited by 194 · see citing works
Singing-Related Neural Activity in a Dorsal Forebrain–Basal Ganglia Circuit of Adult Zebra Finches
Hessler, N. A., & Doupe, A. J. (1999) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.19-23-10461.1999 · Cited by 188 · see citing works
Lectures on the comparative anatomy and physiology of the invertebrate animals, delivered at the Royal college of surgeons
Owen, R. P. (1855) · doi:10.5962/bhl.title.22459 · Cited by 186 · see citing works
Extensive co‐occurrence of substance P and dynorphin in striatal projection neurons: An evolutionarily conserved feature of basal ganglia organization
Anderson, K. D., & Reiner, A. J. (1990) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.902950302 · Cited by 186 · see citing works
Mesotelencephalic dopamine system and reproductive behavior in the female rat: Effects of ventral tegmental 6-hydroxydopamine lesions on maternal and sexual responsiveness.
Hansen, S., Harthon, C., Wallin, E., et al. (1991) · Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.1037/0735-7044.105.4.588 · Cited by 186 · see citing works
The distribution of GABA‐containing perikarya, fibers, and terminals in the forebrain and midbrain of pigeons, with particular reference to the basal ganglia and its projection targets
Veenman, C., & Reiner, A. J. (1994) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.903390205 · Cited by 184 · see citing works
Role of the Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray in Maternal Nurturance and Aggression: c-fos and Electrolytic Lesion Studies in Lactating Rats
Lonstein, J. S., & Stern, J. M. (1997) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.17-09-03364.1997 · Cited by 183 · see citing works
Comparison of Olfactory Bulb Projections in Pigeons and Turtles
Reiner, A. J., & Karten, H. J. (2008) · Brain Behavior and Evolution · doi:10.1159/000118717 · Cited by 182 · see citing works
Getting his act together: Roles of glutamate, nitric oxide, and dopamine in the medial preoptic area
Hull, E. M., & Dominguez, J. M. (2006) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2006.08.031 · Cited by 181 · see citing works
Distribution of GABA‐like immunoreactivity in the rat amygdaloid complex
Nitecka, L., & Ben‐Ari, Y. (1987) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.902660105 · Cited by 179 · see citing works
MPOA and BNST lesions in male Syrian hamsters
Powers, J. B., Newman, S. W., & Bergondy, M. L. (1987) · Behavioural Brain Research · doi:10.1016/0166-4328(87)90019-2 · Cited by 177 · see citing works
Comparative analysis of dopamine and tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivities in the brain of two amphibians, the anuran Rana ridibunda and the urodele Pleurodeles waltlii
González, A., & Smeets, W. J. A. J. (1991) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.903030311 · Cited by 175 · see citing works
Fiber connections of the hippocampal formation and septum and subdivisions of the hippocampal formation in the pigeon as revealed by tract tracing and kainic acid lesions
Atoji, Y., & Wild, J. (2004) · The Journal of comparative neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.20186 · Cited by 174 · see citing works
Septal vasopressin modulates anxiety-related behaviour in rats
Liebsch, G., Wotjak, C. T., Landgraf, R., & Engelmann, M. (1996) · Neuroscience Letters · doi:10.1016/0304-3940(96)13069-x · Cited by 173 · see citing works
Effects of small medial preoptic area lesions on maternal behavior: Retreiving and nest building in the rat
Jacobson, C. D., Terkel, J., Gorski, R. A., & Sawyer, C. H. (1980) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/0006-8993(80)91226-3 · Cited by 172 · see citing works
Amygdalonigral pathway: An anterograde study in the rat with Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin (PHA‐L)
Conzales, C., & Chesselet, M. (1990) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.902970203 · Cited by 171 · see citing works
Effect of Intraseptal Vasotocin and Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide Infusions on Courtship Song and Aggression in the Male Zebra Finch ( Taeniopygia guttata )
Goodson, & Adkins‐Regan (1999) · Journal of Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00284.x · Cited by 171 · see citing works
Connections of the bullfrog striatum: Afferent organization
Wilczynski, W., & Northcutt, R. G. (1983) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.902140309 · Cited by 169 · see citing works
Amygdalostriatal projections in the rat. Topographical organization and fiber morphology shown using the lectin PHA-L as an anterograde tracer
Russchen, F. T., & Price, J. L. (1984) · Neuroscience Letters · doi:10.1016/0304-3940(84)90379-3 · Cited by 166 · see citing works
Striatal Contributions to Reward and Decision Making: Making Sense of Regional Variations in a Reiterated Processing Matrix
WICKENS, J. R., BUDD, C. S., HYLAND, B. I., & ARBUTHNOTT, G. W. (2007) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1196/annals.1390.016 · Cited by 165 · see citing works
Afferent and Efferent Connections of the Bullfrog Medial Pallium
Northcutt, R. G., & Ronan, M. (2008) · Brain Behavior and Evolution · doi:10.1159/000113898 · Cited by 165 · see citing works
Evolution of the amygdaloid complex in vertebrates, with special reference to the anamnio‐amniotic transition
Moreno, N., & González, A. (2007) · Journal of Anatomy · doi:10.1111/j.1469-7580.2007.00780.x · Cited by 164 · see citing works
Substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area projections to cortex: Topography and collateralization
Loughlin, S. E., & Fallon, J. H. (1984) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/0306-4522(84)90034-4 · Cited by 163 · see citing works
Spatial and reversal learning in congeneric lizards with different foraging strategies
Day, L. B., Crews, D. P., & Wilczynski, W. (1999) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1006/anbe.1998.1007 · Cited by 163 · see citing works
Potent Regulation of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons by the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis
Georges, F., & Aston-Jones, G. (2001) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.21-16-j0003.2001 · Cited by 163 · see citing works
Evidence that the medial amygdala projects to the anterior/ventromedial hypothalamic nuclei to inhibit maternal behavior in rats
Sheehan, T. P., Paul, M., Amaral, E., Numan, M. J., & Numan, M. J. (2001) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/s0306-4522(01)00286-x · Cited by 162 · see citing works
Neuronal organization of the lateral and basolateral amygdaloid nuclei in the rat
McDonald, A. J. (1984) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.902220410 · Cited by 162 · see citing works
The Nodal Pathway Acts Upstream of Hedgehog Signaling to Specify Ventral Telencephalic Identity
Rohr, K. B., Barth, K. A., Varga, Z. M., & Wilson, S. W. (2001) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/s0896-6273(01)00210-0 · Cited by 160 · see citing works
Homing in Pigeons: The Role of the Hippocampal Formation in the Representation of Landmarks Used for Navigation
Gagliardo, A., Ioalè, P., & Bingman, V. P. (1999) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.19-01-00311.1999 · Cited by 159 · see citing works
Subdivisions of the adult zebrafish subpallium by molecular marker analysis
Ganz, J., Kaslin, J., Freudenreich, D., Machate, A., Geffarth, M., & Brand, M. (2011) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.22757 · Cited by 159 · see citing works
Evolution of the basal ganglia: new perspectives through a comparative approach
Smeets, W. J. A. J., Marín, Ó., & González, A. (2000) · Journal of Anatomy · doi:10.1046/j.1469-7580.2000.19640501.x · Cited by 158 · see citing works
Effects of medial hypothalamic lesions on the lordosis response and other behaviors in female golden hamsters
Malsbury, C. W., Kow, L., & Pfaff, D. W. (1977) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/0031-9384(77)90331-6 · Cited by 156 · see citing works
Functional Neuroanatomy of Human Vocalization: An H215O PET Study
Schulz, G. M., Varga, M., Jeffires, K., Ludlow, C. L., & Braun, A. R. (2005) · Cerebral Cortex · doi:10.1093/cercor/bhi061 · Cited by 156 · see citing works
Sexual differentiation and hormonal control of the sexually dimorphic medial preoptic nucleus in the quail
Panzica, G., Viglietti‐Panzica, C., Calagni, M., Anselmetti, G., Schumacher, M., & Balthazart, J. (1987) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/0006-8993(87)91496-x · Cited by 154 · see citing works
Hippocampal Ablation in Rats: Effects of Intertrial Interval
Jarrard, L. E., & Isaacson, R. L. (1965) · Nature · doi:10.1038/207109b0 · Cited by 152 · see citing works
Heterosexual, autosexual and social behavior of adult male rhesus monkeys with medial preoptic-anterior hypothalamic lesions.
Slimp, J., Hart, B., & Goy, R. (1978) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/0006-8993(78)90180-4 · Cited by 152 · see citing works

Flagged first, then by citations

Research works printed but not linked: 12

Greenberg N, 1977, A neuroethological investigation of display behavior in the lizard, Anolis carolinensis, (Lacertilia, Iguanidae), Amer Zool, 17191
Heimer L, 1995, The rat nervous system, 579
Krebs JR, 1993, An introduction to behavioral ecology
Krushinskaya N, 1966, Some complex forms of feeding behavior of nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes, after removal of old cortex, Z Evoluz Biochem Fisiol II, 563
Lehrman DS, 1965, Sex and behavior, 355
10.1016/S0166-2236(98)01297-1 · DOI
Reiner A, 1994, Phylogeny and development of catecholaminergic systems in the CNS of vertebrates, 135
10.1076/ejom.37.2.166.4759 · DOI
Smeets WJAJ, 1994, Phylogeny and development of catecholaminergic systems in the CNS of vertebrates, 103
Van der Klaauw CJ, 1966, Introduction to the philosophic backgrounds and prospects of the supraspecific comparative anatomy of conservative characters in the adult stages of conservative elements of Vertebrata with an enumeration of many examples, Verh Kon Ned Akad Wetensch Afd Natuurk Tweede Sect, 57, 1
Wake D, 1999, Homology (Novartis Foundations Symposium 222), 24
Zilles K, 1995, The rat nervous system, 649

Sorted by citations

Evolution of a Vertebrate Social Decision-Making Network
O’Connell, L. A., & Hofmann, H. A. (2012) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1218889 · Cited by 608 · see citing works
Self-citation
Neural control of maternal and paternal behaviors
Dulac, C., O’Connell, L. A., & Wu, Z. (2014) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1253291 · Cited by 457 · see citing works
Self-citation
Insular cortex mediates approach and avoidance responses to social affective stimuli
Rogers-Carter, M. M., Varela, J. A., Gribbons, K. B., Pierce, A. F., McGoey, M. T., Ritchey, M., & Christianson, J. P. (2018) · Nature Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/s41593-018-0071-y · Cited by 277 · see citing works
Oxytocin and vasopressin neural networks: Implications for social behavioral diversity and translational neuroscience
Johnson, Z. V., & Young, L. J. (2017) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.01.034 · Cited by 242 · see citing works
Variation in the Oxytocin Receptor Gene Predicts Brain Region–Specific Expression and Social Attachment
King, L. B., Walum, H., Inoue, K., Eyrich, N. W., & Young, L. J. (2016) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.12.008 · Cited by 191 · see citing works
“Prairie voles strongly express OXTR in regions of the MLR, a conserved neural network (74) involved in reward processing and implicated in numerous human psychiatric disorders, including depression (75), addiction (76), and schizophrenia (77).”
Species, sex and individual differences in the vasotocin/vasopressin system: relationship to neurochemical signaling in the social behavior neural network
Albers, H. E. (2015) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2014.07.001 · Cited by 200 · see citing works
Central oxytocin receptors mediate mating-induced partner preferences and enhance correlated activation across forebrain nuclei in male prairie voles
Johnson, Z. V., Walum, H., Jamal, Y. A., Xiao, Y., Keebaugh, A. C., Inoue, K., & Young, L. J. (2016) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2015.11.011 · Cited by 190 · see citing works
Stratified medicine for mental disorders
Schumann, G., Binder, E. B., Holte, A., de Kloet, E. R., Oedegaard, K. J., Robbins, T. W., Walker-Tilley, T. R., Bitter, I., Brown, V. J., Buitelaar, J., et al. (2014) · European Neuropsychopharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.euroneuro.2013.09.010 · Cited by 186 · see citing works
Oxytocin receptors in the anteromedial bed nucleus of the stria terminalis promote stress-induced social avoidance in female California mice
Duque-Wilckens, N., Steinman, M. Q., Busnelli, M., Chini, B., Yokoyama, S., Pham, M., Laredo, S. A., Hao, R., Perkeybile, A. M., Minie, V. A., et al. (2018) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.08.024 · Cited by 181 · see citing works
Age and sex differences in oxytocin and vasopressin V1a receptor binding densities in the rat brain: focus on the social decision-making network
Smith, C. J. W., Poehlmann, M. L., Li, S., Ratnaseelan, A. M., Bredewold, R., & Veenema, A. H. (2017) · Brain Structure and Function · doi:10.1007/s00429-016-1260-7 · Cited by 143 · see citing works
Evolving nonapeptide mechanisms of gregariousness and social diversity in birds
Goodson, J. L., Kelly, A. M., & Kingsbury, M. A. (2012) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.01.005 · Cited by 139 · see citing works
An insular view of the social decision-making network
Rogers-Carter, M. M., & Christianson, J. P. (2019) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.06.005 · Cited by 121 · see citing works
Oxytocin, vasopressin, and the motivational forces that drive social behaviors
Caldwell, H. K., & Albers, H. E. (2015) · Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences · doi:10.1007/7854_2015_390 · Cited by 129 · see citing works
Roots of a social brain: Developmental models of emerging animacy-detection mechanisms
Rosa Salva, O., Mayer, U., & Vallortigara, G. (2015) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.12.015 · Cited by 123 · see citing works
What is a pair bond?
Bales, K. L., Ardekani, C. S., Baxter, A., Karaskiewicz, C. L., Kuske, J. X., Lau, A. R., Savidge, L. E., Sayler, K. R., & Witczak, L. R. (2021) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.105062 · Cited by 108 · see citing works
Oxytocin receptors modulate a social salience neural network in male prairie voles
Johnson, Z. V., Walum, H., Xiao, Y., Riefkohl, P. C., & Young, L. J. (2017) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2016.10.009 · Cited by 113 · see citing works
Complementary neural circuits for divergent effects of oxytocin: social approach versus social anxiety
Steinman, M. Q., Duque-Wilckens, N., & Trainor, B. C. (2019) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.10.008 · Cited by 105 · see citing works
Activation of oxytocin receptors, but not arginine-vasopressin V1a receptors, in the ventral tegmental area of male Syrian hamsters is essential for the reward-like properties of social interactions
Song, Z., Borland, J. M., Larkin, T. E., O’Malley, M., & Albers, H. E. (2016) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.09.001 · Cited by 101 · see citing works
Neurogenomic mechanisms of social plasticity
Cardoso, S. D., Teles, M. C., & Oliveira, R. F. (2015) · Journal of Experimental Biology · doi:10.1242/jeb.106997 · Cited by 106 · see citing works
Neural architecture of the vertebrate brain: implications for the interaction between emotion and cognition
Pessoa, L., Medina, L., Hof, P. R., & Desfilis, E. (2019) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.09.021 · Cited by 105 · see citing works
Adverse Social Experiences in Adolescent Rats Result in Enduring Effects on Social Competence, Pain Sensitivity and Endocannabinoid Signaling
Schneider, P., Bindila, L., Schmahl, C., Bohus, M., Meyer-Lindenberg, A., Lutz, B., Spanagel, R., & Schneider, M. (2016) · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00203 · Cited by 89 · see citing works
Social interactions elicit rapid shifts in functional connectivity in the social decision-making network of zebrafish
Teles, M. C., Almeida, O., Lopes, J. S., & Oliveira, R. F. (2015) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2015.1099 · Cited by 87 · see citing works
Oxytocin receptor gene and racial ingroup Bias in empathy-related brain activity
Luo, S., Li, B., Ma, Y., Zhang, W., Rao, Y., & Han, S. (2015) · NeuroImage · doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.01.042 · Cited by 85 · see citing works
Natural variation in maternal care and cross-tissue patterns of oxytocin receptor gene methylation in rats
Beery, A. K., McEwen, L. M., MacIsaac, J. L., Francis, D. D., & Kobor, M. S. (2016) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2015.05.022 · Cited by 81 · see citing works
Derationalizing delusions
Bell, V., Raihani, N., & Wilkinson, S. (2021) · Clinical Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/2167702620951553 · Cited by 78 · see citing works
Behavior-related gene regulatory networks: A new level of organization in the brain
Sinha, S., Jones, B. M., Traniello, I. M., Bukhari, S. A., Halfon, M. S., Hofmann, H. A., Huang, S., Katz, P. S., Keagy, J., Lynch, V. J., et al. (2020) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1921625117 · Cited by 80 · see citing works
Self-citation
Insular cortex projections to nucleus accumbens core mediate social approach to stressed juvenile rats
Rogers-Carter, M. M., Djerdjaj, A., Gribbons, K. B., Varela, J. A., & Christianson, J. P. (2019) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.0316-19.2019 · Cited by 79 · see citing works
Neuropeptide diversity and the regulation of social behavior in New World primates
French, J. A., Taylor, J. H., Mustoe, A. C., & Cavanaugh, J. (2016) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2016.03.004 · Cited by 66 · see citing works
Neural systems that facilitate the representation of social rank
Dwortz, M. F., Curley, J. P., Tye, K. M., & Padilla-Coreano, N. (2022) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B · doi:10.1098/rstb.2020.0444 · Cited by 64 · see citing works
The Neurobiology of Love and Pair Bonding from Human and Animal Perspectives
Blumenthal, S. A., & Young, L. J. (2023) · Biology · doi:10.3390/biology12060844 · Cited by 59 · see citing works
Comparing vasopressin and oxytocin fiber and receptor density patterns in the social behavior neural network: implications for cross-system signaling
Smith, C. J. W., DiBenedictis, B. T., & Veenema, A. H. (2019) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2019.02.001 · Cited by 59 · see citing works
Storing maternal memories: hypothesizing an interaction of experience and estrogen on sensory cortical plasticity to learn infant cues
Banerjee, S. B., & Liu, R. C. (2013) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2013.07.008 · Cited by 58 · see citing works
Effects of social defeat on dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area in male and female California mice
Greenberg, G. D., Steinman, M. Q., Doig, I. E., Hao, R., & Trainor, B. C. (2015) · European Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1111/ejn.13099 · Cited by 49 · see citing works
The Role of VIP in Social Behavior: Neural Hotspots for the Modulation of Affiliation, Aggression, and Parental Care
Kingsbury, M. A., & Wilson, L. C. (2016) · Integrative and Comparative Biology · doi:10.1093/icb/icw122 · Cited by 48 · see citing works
Developmental effects of oxytocin neurons on social affiliation and processing of social information
Nunes, A. R., Gliksberg, M., Varela, S. A. M., Teles, M., Wircer, E., Blechman, J., Petri, G., Levkowitz, G., & Oliveira, R. F. (2021) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.2939-20.2021 · Cited by 47 · see citing works
Differential activation of vasotocin neurons in contexts that elicit aggression and courtship
Loveland, J. L., & Fernald, R. D. (2017) · Behavioural Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2016.09.008 · Cited by 42 · see citing works
Region-specific associations between sex, social status, and oxytocin receptor density in the brains of eusocial rodents
Mooney, S. J., Coen, C. W., Holmes, M. M., & Beery, A. K. (2015) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.06.043 · Cited by 30 · see citing works
Compared to what: what can we say about nonapeptide function and social behavior without a frame of reference?
Kelly, A. M., & Ophir, A. G. (2015) · Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.cobeha.2015.10.010 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
Evolutionary diversity as a catalyst for biological discovery
JOHNSON, Z. V., & YOUNG, L. J. (2018) · Integrative Zoology · doi:10.1111/1749-4877.12339 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
D2 dopamine receptor activation induces female preference for male song in the monogamous zebra finch
Day, N. F., Saxon, D., Robbins, A., Harris, L., Nee, E., Shroff-Mehta, N., Stout, K., Sun, J., Lillie, N., Burns, M., et al. (2019) · Journal of Experimental Biology · doi:10.1242/jeb.191510 · Cited by 27 · see citing works
Evolutionary development of neural systems in vertebrates and beyond
O’Connell, L. A. (2013) · Journal of Neurogenetics · doi:10.3109/01677063.2013.789511 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
Visual objects refine head direction coding
Siegenthaler, D., Denny, H., Carrasco, S. S., Mayer, J. L., Levenstein, D., Peyrache, A., Trenholm, S., & Macé, É. (2025) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.adu9828 · Cited by 16 · see citing works
When shapes are more than shapes: perceptual, developmental, and neurophysiological basis for attributions of animacy and theory of mind
Torabian, S., & Grossman, E. D. (2023) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1168739 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Context-dependent activation of a social behavior brain network during learned vocal production
Anderson, K. L., Colón, L., Doolittle, V., Rosario Martinez, R., Uraga, J., & Whitney, O. (2023) · Brain Structure and Function · doi:10.1007/s00429-023-02693-0 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
Rapid changes in plasma corticosterone and medial amygdala transcriptome profiles during social status change reveal molecular pathways associated with a major life history transition in mouse dominance hierarchies
Milewski, T. M., Lee, W., Young, R. L., Hofmann, H. A., & Curley, J. P. (2025) · PLoS Genetics · doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1011548 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Self-citation
Socially-mediated activation in the snake social-decision-making network
Skinner, M., Daanish, D., Damphousse, C. C., Krohmer, R. W., Mallet, P. E., McKay, B. E., & Miller, N. (2024) · Behavioural Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2024.114965 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

The neurobiology of social attachment: A comparative approach to behavioral, neuroanatomical, and neurochemical studies
Young, K. A., Liu, Y., & Wang, Z. (2008) · Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.02.004 · Cited by 163 · see citing works
Neural architectures for adaptive behavior
Morton, D. W., & Chiel, H. J. (1994) · Trends in Neurosciences · doi:10.1016/0166-2236(94)90015-9 · Cited by 102 · see citing works
Social behavior mapping: a new approach to adaptive behavior education for children with intellectual disabilities
Duy, C. V. (2020) · Journal of Science Educational Science · doi:10.18173/2354-1075.2020-0099
Neural circuits of social behaviors: Innate yet flexible
Wei, D., Talwar, V., & Lin, D. (2021) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2021.02.012 · Cited by 185 · see citing works
A Study of the Relationship Between Preschool Children's Emotion Regulation Strategy and Social Behavior
Ning-nin, Z. (2014) · Journal of Shijiazhuang University

Authors: O'Connell, L. A., & Hofmann, H. A.
Affiliations: The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Corresponding author: Hofmann, Hans A.
ORCID: Hofmann, Hans A.
Venue: Journal of Comparative Neurology
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2011-10-17
Volume: 519
Issue: 18
Pages: 3599-3639
ISSN: 0021-9967 (ISSN-L)
1096-9861
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22735
OpenAlex: W2023832732
Semantic Scholar: 36168266295798a9bdbda6e8951315c9639d4f30
Cited by: 986
References: 542
Citations by year: 2026: 53 · 2025: 64 · 2024: 69 · 2023: 72 · 2022: 94 · 2021: 90 · 2020: 81 · 2019: 81 · 2018: 75 · 2017: 83 · 2016: 59 · 2015: 58 · 2014: 44 · 2013: 38 · 2012: 19
FWCI: 12.62
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: The Journal of Comparative Neurology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Keywords: mesolimbic reward system, social behavior network, social decision-making, neural circuit evolution, reward processing, adaptive behavior, neural tracing, comparative neuroanatomy, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, teleosts
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Animals, Biological Evolution, Limbic System, Neural Pathways, Reward, Social Behavior, Species Specificity, Vertebrates, Dopaminergic Neurons

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review

The Vertebrate mesolimbic reward system and social behavior network: A comparative synthesis

Abstract

Integrity signals

Claims the paper makes

Claims other papers make about this one

Cites

Cited by

Related

Record

About these checks