The neuroendocrine basis of social recognition

Ferguson, Jennifer N.; Young, Larry J.; Insel, Thomas R.

doi:10.1006/frne.2002.0229

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The neuroendocrine basis of social recognition

Ferguson, Jennifer N., Young, Larry J., Insel, Thomas R.·2002·Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

DOI 10.1006/frne.2002.0229

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All social relationships are dependent on an organism's ability to remember conspecifics. Social memory may be a unique form of memory, critical for reproduction, territorial defense, and the establishment of dominance hierarchies in a natural context. In the laboratory, social memory can be assessed reliably by measuring the reduction in investigation of a familiar partner relative to novel conspecifics. The neurohypophyseal neuropeptides oxytocin and vasopressin have been shown to influence a number of forms of social behavior, including affiliation, aggression, and reproduction. This article reviews vasopressin and oxytocin effects on social cognition, particularly the acquisition and retention of social recognition in rats and mice. Studies in rats have demonstrated that vasopressin in specific neural pathways, such as the lateral septum, is necessary for social recognition. As vasopressin facilitates recall when given after an initial encounter, the peptide appears important for the consolidation not the acquisition of a social memory. Although oxytocin has complex effects on social memory in rats, mice with a null mutation of the oxytocin gene are completely socially amnestic without other cognitive deficits evident. As oxytocin given centrally before but not after the initial encounter restores social recognition in these mutant mice, the neuropeptide appears critical for the acquisition rather than the consolidation phase of memory. Oxytocin's effects on social memory are mediated via a discrete cell population in the medial amygdala. These findings support the hypothesis that vasopressin and oxytocin are essential for social memory, although they appear to influence different cognitive processes and may modulate different neural systems. (c) Elsevier Science.

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Authors: Ferguson, J. N., Young, L. J., & Insel, T. R.
Affiliations: Emory University (US)
ORCID: Young, Larry J.
Insel, Thomas R.
Venue: Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2002-04
Volume: 23
Issue: 2
Pages: 200-224
ISSN: 0091-3022 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1006/frne.2002.0229
OpenAlex: W2160600642
Cited by: 494
References: 131
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 24 · 2015: 26 · 2014: 21 · 2013: 29 · 2012: 21
FWCI: 28.21
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH56538, R01MH056538)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
Keywords: social recognition, social memory, oxytocin, vasopressin, social cognition, memory consolidation, memory acquisition, lateral septum, medial amygdala, rats, mice
MeSH terms: Animals, Female, Male, Memory, Neurosecretory Systems, Social Behavior, Mice, Rats

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