Advances in understanding neural mechanisms of social dominance

The influence of social hierarchy on primate health

Sapolsky, R. M. (2005) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1106477 · Cited by 2,113 · cited 2× · see citing works

Testosterone and dominance in men

Mazur, A., & Booth, A. (1998) · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · doi:10.1017/s0140525x98001228 · Cited by 1,447 · see citing works

Anatomical analysis of afferent projections to the medial prefrontal cortex in the rat

Hoover, W. B., & Vertes, R. P. (2007) · Brain Structure and Function · doi:10.1007/s00429-007-0150-4 · Cited by 1,365 · see citing works

Impaired social response reversal. A case of 'acquired sociopathy'.

Blair, R., & Cipolotti, L. (2000) · Brain : a journal of neurology · doi:10.1093/brain/123.6.1122 · Cited by 963 · see citing works

Modulation of aggressive behaviour by fighting experience: mechanisms and contest outcomes

Hsu, Y., Earley, R. L., & Wolf, L. L. (2005) · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · doi:10.1017/s146479310500686x · Cited by 766 · see citing works

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Crawley, J. N. (1999) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/s0006-8993(98)01258-x · Cited by 762 · see citing works

Thalamic amplification of cortical connectivity sustains attentional control

Schmitt, L. I., Wimmer, R. D., Nakajima, M., Happ, M., Mofakham, S., & Halassa, M. M. (2017) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature22073 · Cited by 663 · see citing works

Know Your Place: Neural Processing of Social Hierarchy in Humans

Zink, C. F., Tong, Y., Chen, Q., Bassett, D. S., Stein, J. L., & Meyer-Lindenberg, A. (2008) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2008.01.025 · Cited by 622 · see citing works

The Neural Signature of Social Norm Compliance

Spitzer, M., Fischbacher, U., Herrnberger, B., Grön, G., & Fehr, E. (2007) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.09.011 · Cited by 584 · see citing works

Fish can infer social rank by observation alone

Grosenick, L., Clement, T. S., & Fernald, R. D. (2007) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature05511 · Cited by 556 · see citing works

Bidirectional control of social hierarchy by synaptic efficacy in medial prefrontal cortex

Wang, F., Zhu, J., Zhu, H., Zhang, Q., Lin, Z., & Hu, H. (2011) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1209951 · Cited by 528 · see citing works

Thalamic projections sustain prefrontal activity during working memory maintenance

Bolkan, S. S., Stujenske, J. M., Parnaudeau, S., Spellman, T., Rauffenbart, C., Abbas, A. I., Harris, A. Z., Gordon, J. A., & Kellendonk, C. (2017) · Nature Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/nn.4568 · Cited by 521 · see citing works

Social Network Size Affects Neural Circuits in Macaques

Sallet, J., Mars, R. B., Noonan, M. P., Andersson, J. L., O’Reilly, J. X., Jbabdi, S., Croxson, P. L., Jenkinson, M., Miller, K. L., & Rushworth, M. F. S. (2011) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1210027 · Cited by 514 · see citing works

Social Rank in House Mice: Differentiation Revealed by Ultraviolet Visualization of Urinary Marking Patterns

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Dorsal raphe dopamine neurons represent the experience of social isolation

Matthews, G. A., Nieh, E. H., Vander Weele, C. M., Halbert, S. A., Pradhan, R. V., Yosafat, A. S., Glober, G. F., Izadmehr, E. M., Thomas, R. E., Lacy, G. D., et al. (2016) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2015.12.040 · Cited by 402 · see citing works

The role of rat medial frontal cortex in effort-based decision making

Walton, M. E., Bannerman, D. M., & Rushworth, M. F. S. (2002) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.22-24-10996.2002 · Cited by 364 · see citing works

History of winning remodels thalamo-PFC circuit to reinforce social dominance

Zhou, T., Zhu, H. L., Fan, Z., Wang, F., Yang, C., Liang, H., Yang, Z., Zhang, L., Lin, L., Zhan, Y., et al. (2017) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.aak9726 · Cited by 351 · see citing works

Life at the Top: Rank and Stress in Wild Male Baboons

Gesquiere, L. R., Learn, N. H., Simao, M. C., Onyango, P. O., Alberts, S. C., & Jeanne Altmann, A. (2011) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1207120 · Cited by 343 · see citing works

Mice with Shank3 Mutations Associated with ASD and Schizophrenia Display Both Shared and Distinct Defects

Zhou, Y., Kaiser, T., Monteiro, P., Zhang, X., Van der Goes, M. S., Wang, D., Barak, B., Zeng, M., Li, C., Lu, C., et al. (2016) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2015.11.023 · Cited by 325 · see citing works

Intralaminar and medial thalamic influence on cortical synchrony, information transmission and cognition

Saalmann, Y. B. (2014) · Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnsys.2014.00083 · Cited by 323 · see citing works

Ventromedial prefrontal volume predicts understanding of others and social network size

Lewis, P. A., Rezaie, R., Brown, R., Roberts, N., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2011) · NeuroImage · doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.05.030 · Cited by 321 · see citing works

A Role for the Macaque Anterior Cingulate Gyrus in Social Valuation

Rudebeck, P. H., Buckley, M. J., Walton, M. E., & Rushworth, M. F. S. (2006) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1128197 · Cited by 312 · see citing works

A Corticostriatal Path Targeting Striosomes Controls Decision-Making under Conflict

Friedman, A., Homma, D., Gibb, L. G., Amemori, K.-I., Rubin, S. J., Hood, A. S., Riad, M. H., & Graybiel, A. M. (2015) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2015.04.049 · Cited by 309 · see citing works

The winner and loser effect: integrating multiple experiences

Hsu, Y., & Wolf, L. L. (1999) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1006/anbe.1998.1049 · Cited by 305 · see citing works

Social Dominance in Inbred Mouse Strains

Lindzey, G. E., Winston, H. D., & Manosevitz, M. (1961) · Nature · doi:10.1038/191474a0 · Cited by 290 · see citing works

Mitochondrial function in the brain links anxiety with social subordination

Hollis, F., van der Kooij, M. A., Zanoletti, O., Lozano, L., Cantó, C., & Sandi, C. (2015) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1512653112 · Cited by 288 · see citing works

Increased phasic dopamine signaling in the mesolimbic pathway during social defeat in rats

Anstrom, K. K., Miczek, K. A., & Budygin, E. A. (2009) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.03.023 · Cited by 246 · see citing works

Endocrine aspects of social instability in the olive baboon (Papio anubis)

Sapolsky, R. M. (1983) · American Journal of Primatology · doi:10.1002/ajp.1350050406 · Cited by 241 · see citing works

Prefrontal cortical control of a brainstem social behavior circuit

Franklin, T. B., Silva, B. A., Perova, Z., Marrone, L., Masferrer, M. E., Zhan, Y., Kaplan, A., Greetham, L., Verrechia, V., Halman, A., et al. (2017) · Nature Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/nn.4470 · Cited by 231 · see citing works

Hierarchical Status Predicts Behavioral Vulnerability and Nucleus Accumbens Metabolic Profile Following Chronic Social Defeat Stress

Larrieu, T., Cherix, A., Duque, A., Rodrigues, J., Lei, H., Gruetter, R., & Sandi, C. (2017) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.06.027 · Cited by 202 · see citing works

Social conflict resolution regulated by two dorsal habenular subregions in zebrafish

Chou, M.-Y., Amo, R., Kinoshita, M., Cherng, B.-W., Shimazaki, H., Agetsuma, M., Shiraki, T., Aoki, T., Takahoko, M., Yamazaki, M., et al. (2016) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.aac9508 · Cited by 193 · see citing works

Hierarchical control over effortful behavior by rodent medial frontal cortex: A computational model.

Holroyd, C. B., & McClure, S. M. (2014) · Psychological Review · doi:10.1037/a0038339 · Cited by 192 · see citing works

Impairment of Social Perception Associated With Lesions of the Prefrontal Cortex

Mah, L., Arnold, M. C., & Grafman, J. (2004) · American Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.161.7.1247 · Cited by 172 · see citing works

Dominance and reproductive success among female gelada baboons

Dunbar, R., & DUNBAR, E. P. (1977) · Nature · doi:10.1038/266351a0 · Cited by 169 · see citing works

Central Control Circuit for Context-Dependent Micturition

Hou, X. H., Hyun, M., Taranda, J., Huang, K. W., Emmalee, T., Feng, D. D., Atwater, E., Croney, D. M., Zeidel, M. L., Osten, P., et al. (2016) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2016.08.073 · Cited by 158 · see citing works

Dominance Hierarchies in Leptothorax Ants

Cole, B. J. (1981) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.212.4490.83 · Cited by 155 · see citing works

Endocrine Correlates of Rank, Reproduction, and Female-Directed Aggression in Male Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata)

Barrett, G. M., Shimizu, K., Bardi, M., Asaba, S., & Mori, A. (2002) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1006/hbeh.2002.1804 · Cited by 155 · see citing works

Modification of the Social Order in Flocks of Hens by the Injection of Testosterone Propionate

Allee, W. C., Collias, N. E., & Lutherman, C. Z. (1939) · Physiological Zoology · doi:10.1086/physzool.12.4.30151519 · Cited by 150 · see citing works

Distinct contributions of frontal areas to emotion and social behaviour in the rat

Rudebeck, P. H., Walton, M. E., Millette, B. H. P., Shirley, E., Rushworth, M. F. S., & Bannerman, D. M. (2007) · European Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05844.x · Cited by 139 · see citing works

A Social Network Approach Reveals Associations between Mouse Social Dominance and Brain Gene Expression

So, N., Franks, B., Lim, S., & Curley, J. P. (2015) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0134509 · Cited by 135 · see citing works

Diazepam actions in the VTA enhance social dominance and mitochondrial function in the nucleus accumbens by activation of dopamine D1 receptors

van der Kooij, M. A., Hollis, F., Lozano, L., Zalachoras, I., Abad, S., Zanoletti, O., Grosse, J., Guillot de Suduiraut, I., Canto, C., & Sandi, C. (2018) · Molecular Psychiatry · doi:10.1038/mp.2017.135 · Cited by 127 · see citing works

Neural encoding of competitive effort in the anterior cingulate cortex

Hillman, K. L., & Bilkey, D. K. (2012) · Nature Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/nn.3187 · Cited by 123 · see citing works

Trends of Reproductive Hormones in Male Rats During Psychosocial Stress: Role of Glucocorticoid Metabolism in Behavioral Dominance1

Hardy, M. P., Sottas, C. M., Ge, R., McKittrick, C. R., Tamashiro, K. L., McEwen, B. S., Haider, S. G., Markham, C. M., Blanchard, R. J., Blanchard, D. C., et al. (2002) · Biology of Reproduction · doi:10.1095/biolreprod.102.006312 · Cited by 122 · see citing works

Social context-dependent relationships between mouse dominance rank and plasma hormone levels

Williamson, C. M., Lee, W., Romeo, R. D., & Curley, J. P. (2017) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.12.038 · Cited by 120 · see citing works

Neural substrates underlying effort, time, and risk-based decision making in motivated behavior

Bailey, M. R., Simpson, E. H., & Balsam, P. D. (2016) · Neurobiology of Learning and Memory · doi:10.1016/j.nlm.2016.07.015 · Cited by 119 · see citing works

Are there specialized circuits for social cognition and are they unique to humans?

Rushworth, M. F., Mars, R. B., & Sallet, J. (2013) · Current Opinion in Neurobiology · doi:10.1016/j.conb.2012.11.013 · Cited by 117 · see citing works

An Integrative Interdisciplinary Perspective on Social Dominance Hierarchies

Qu, C., Ligneul, R., der Henst, J. V., & Dreher, J. (2017) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.tics.2017.08.004 · Cited by 111 · see citing works

Role of Mediodorsal Thalamic Nucleus in Olfactory Discrimination Learning in Rats

Slotnick, B. M., & Kaneko, N. (1981) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.7280684 · Cited by 106 · see citing works

Stress pulls us apart: Anxiety leads to differences in competitive confidence under stress

Goette, L. F., Bendahan, S., Thoresen, J. C., Hollis, F., & Sandi, C. (2015) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.01.019 · Cited by 102 · see citing works

Dynamical Representation of Dominance Relationships in the Human Rostromedial Prefrontal Cortex

Ligneul, R., Obeso, I., Ruff, C. C., & Dreher, J. (2016) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.09.015 · Cited by 95 · see citing works

Robust long-term social memories in a paper wasp

Sheehan, M. J., & Tibbetts, E. A. (2008) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.07.032 · Cited by 89 · see citing works

Dominance rank, cortisol concentrations, and reproductive maturation in male rhesus macaques

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Evidence for a Role of Oxytocin Receptors in the Long-Term Establishment of Dominance Hierarchies

Timmer, M., Cordero, M. I., Sevelinges, Y., & Sandi, C. (2011) · Neuropsychopharmacology · doi:10.1038/npp.2011.125 · Cited by 85 · see citing works

Stress amplifies memory for social hierarchy

Isabel, M. (2007) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/neuro.01.1.1.013.2007 · Cited by 84 · see citing works

Testosterone across successive competitions: Evidence for a ‘winner effect’ in humans?

Zilioli, S., & Watson, N. V. (2014) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.05.001 · Cited by 79 · see citing works

Aggression and Related Behavioral Traits: The Impact of Winning and Losing and the Role of Hormones

Chang, C.-J., Li, C., Earley, R. L., & Hsu, Y. (2012) · Integrative and Comparative Biology · doi:10.1093/icb/ics057 · Cited by 77 · see citing works

Imaging Social Motivation: Distinct Brain Mechanisms Drive Effort Production during Collaboration versus Competition

Bouc, R. L., & Pessiglione, M. (2013) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.0143-13.2013 · Cited by 72 · see citing works

Testosterone and competitive ability in male house mice, Mus musculus: laboratory and field studies

Zielinski, W. J., & Vandenbergh, J. G. (1993) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1006/anbe.1993.1108 · Cited by 71 · see citing works

Major urinary protein levels are associated with social status and context in mouse social hierarchies

Lee, W., Khan, A., & Curley, J. P. (2017) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2017.1570 · Cited by 70 · see citing works

Relationships Between Competitive Wrestling Success and Neuroendocrine Responses

Fry, A. C., Schilling, B. K., Fleck, S. J., & Kraemer, W. J. (2010) · The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research · doi:10.1519/jsc.0b013e3181fef62f · Cited by 64 · see citing works

Prefrontal Neurons Represent Winning and Losing during Competitive Video Shooting Games between Monkeys

Hosokawa, T., & Watanabe, M. (2012) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.6479-11.2012 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

A role for glucocorticoids in the long-term establishment of a social hierarchy

Timmer, M., & Sandi, C. (2010) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.05.011 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

Mouse Social Network Dynamics and Community Structure are Associated with Plasticity-Related Brain Gene Expression

Williamson, C. M., Franks, B., & Curley, J. P. (2016) · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00152 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

Independent and Additive Contributions of Postvictory Testosterone and Social Experience to the Development of the Winner Effect

Fuxjager, M. J., Oyegbile, T. O., & Marler, C. A. (2011) · Endocrinology · doi:10.1210/en.2011-1099 · Cited by 63 · see citing works

Dynamic changes in social dominance and mPOA GnRH expression in male mice following social opportunity

Williamson, C. M., Romeo, R. D., & Curley, J. P. (2017) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2016.11.001 · Cited by 62 · see citing works

The role of prior agonistic experience in dominance relationships in male crickets Gryllus bimaculatus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)

Khazraie, K., & Campan, M. (1999) · Behavioural Processes · doi:10.1016/s0376-6357(98)00058-8 · Cited by 59 · see citing works

Evidence for Mediodorsal Thalamus and Prefrontal Cortex Interactions during Cognition in Macaques

Browning, P. G. F., Chakraborty, S., & Mitchell, A. S. (2015) · Cerebral Cortex · doi:10.1093/cercor/bhv093 · Cited by 59 · see citing works

Short and long-lasting behavioral consequences of agonistic encounters between male Drosophila melanogaster

Trannoy, S., Penn, J. K. M., Lucey, K., Popovic, D., & Kravitz, E. A. (2016) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1520953113 · Cited by 59 · see citing works

Social state representation in prefrontal cortex

Fujii, N., Hihara, S., Nagasaka, Y., & Iriki, A. (2008) · Social Neuroscience · doi:10.1080/17470910802046230 · Cited by 56 · see citing works

Genetic selection of winner and loser rats in a competitive situation

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Oxytocin (OT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP) act on OT receptors and not AVP V1a receptors to enhance social recognition in adult Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

Song, Z., Larkin, T. E., Malley, M. O., & Albers, H. E. (2016) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2016.02.004 · Cited by 47 · see citing works

Response to Wingfield's commentary on “A continuing saga: The role of testosterone in aggression”

Marler, C. A., Oyegbile, T. O., Plavicki, J. S., & Trainor, B. C. (2005) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.05.010 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

Prior Fighting Experience Increases Aggression in Syrian Hamsters: Implications for a Role of Dopamine in the Winner Effect

Schwartzer, J. J., Ricci, L. A., & Melloni, R. H. (2013) · Aggressive Behavior · doi:10.1002/ab.21476 · Cited by 40 · see citing works

Social dominance and the Affective Neuroscience Personality Scales

van der Westhuizen, D., & Solms, M. (2014) · Consciousness and Cognition · doi:10.1016/j.concog.2014.12.005 · Cited by 40 · see citing works

Oxytocin modulates social interaction but is not essential for sexual behavior in male mice

Lazzari, V. M., Becker, R. O., de Azevedo, M. S., Morris, M., Rigatto, K., Almeida, S., Lucion, A. B., & Giovenardi, M. (2013) · Behavioural Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2013.01.025 · Cited by 38 · see citing works

The making of winners (and losers): how early dominance interactions determine adult social structure in a clonal fish

Laskowski, K. L., Wolf, M., & Bierbach, D. (2016) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2016.0183 · Cited by 37 · see citing works

Differences in responsiveness of mediodorsal thalamic and medial prefrontal cortical neurons to social interaction and systemically administered phencyclidine in rats

Jodo, E., Katayama, T., Okamoto, M., Suzuki, Y., Hoshino, K.-Y., & Kayama, Y. (2010) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.08.017 · Cited by 27 · see citing works

Fighting experience alters brain androgen receptor expression dependent on testosterone status

Li, C., Earley, R. L., Huang, S.-P., & Hsu, Y. (2014) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2014.1532 · Cited by 27 · see citing works

Cognitive Skills Needed for Social HierarchiesPreprint

Fernald, R. D. (2014) · Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology · doi:10.1101/sqb.2014.79.024752 · Cited by 26 · see citing works

Central hormonal replacement and home-cage dominance in castrated rats

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Effect of nucleus accumbens destruction in rat

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Individuality and Transgenerational Inheritance of Social Dominance and Sex Pheromones in Isogenic Male Mice

Fang, Q., Zhang, Y., Shi, Y., Zhang, J., & Zhang, J. (2016) · Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution · doi:10.1002/jez.b.22681 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

Effects of experience on agonistic behavior among American goldfinches

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Social determinants of health and survival in humans and other animals

Snyder-Mackler, N., Burger, J. R., Gaydosh, L., Belsky, D. W., Noppert, G. A., Campos, F. A., Bartolomucci, A., Yang, Y. C., Aiello, A. E., O’Rand, A., et al. (2020) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.aax9553 · Cited by 679 · see citing works

Correlated neural activity and encoding of behavior across brains of socially interacting animals

Kingsbury, L., Huang, S., Wang, J., Gu, K., Golshani, P., Wu, Y. E., & Hong, W. (2019) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2019.05.022 · Cited by 380 · see citing works

Using the tube test to measure social hierarchy in mice

Fan, Z., Zhu, H. L., Zhou, T., Wang, S., Wu, Y., & Hu, H. (2019) · Nature Protocols · doi:10.1038/s41596-018-0116-4 · Cited by 227 · see citing works

Ecological validity of social interaction tests in rats and mice

Kondrakiewicz, K., Kostecki, M., Szadzińska, W., & Knapska, E. (2019) · Genes, Brain and Behavior · doi:10.1111/gbb.12525 · Cited by 136 · see citing works

Dynamics of a disinhibitory prefrontal microcircuit in controlling social competition

Zhang, C., Zhu, H. L., Ni, Z., Xin, Q., Zhou, T., Wu, R., Gao, G., Gao, Z., Ma, H., Li, H., et al. (2021) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2021.10.034 · Cited by 123 · see citing works

Animal Models of (or for) Aggression Reward, Addiction, and Relapse: Behavior and Circuits

Golden, S. A., Jin, M., & Shaham, Y. (2019) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.0151-19.2019 · Cited by 121 · see citing works

Beyond the three-chamber test: toward a multimodal and objective assessment of social behavior in rodents

Jabarin, R., Netser, S., & Wagner, S. (2022) · Molecular Autism · doi:10.1186/s13229-022-00521-6 · Cited by 113 · see citing works

Behavioural and physiological plasticity in social hierarchies

Milewski, T. M., Lee, W., Champagne, F. A., & Curley, J. P. (2022) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B · doi:10.1098/rstb.2020.0443 · Cited by 105 · see citing works

The Neural Mechanisms of Sexually Dimorphic Aggressive Behaviors

Hashikawa, K., Hashikawa, Y., Lischinsky, J. E., & Lin, D. (2018) · Trends in Genetics · doi:10.1016/j.tig.2018.07.001 · Cited by 89 · see citing works

Cell-Type-Specific Role of ΔFosB in Nucleus Accumbens In Modulating Intermale Aggression

Aleyasin, H., Flanigan, M. E., Golden, S. A., Takahashi, A., Ménard, C., Pfau, M. L., Multer, J., Pina, J., McCabe, K. A., Bhatti, N., et al. (2018) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.0296-18.2018 · Cited by 80 · see citing works

Reciprocal cortico-amygdala connections regulate prosocial and selfish choices in mice

Scheggia, D., Greca, F. L., Maltese, F., Chiacchierini, G., Italia, M., Molent, C., Bernardi, F., Coccia, G., Carrano, N., Zianni, E., et al. (2022) · Nature Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/s41593-022-01179-2 · Cited by 76 · see citing works

Social status and modern‐type depression: A review

Komori, T., Makinodan, M., & Kishimoto, T. (2019) · Brain and Behavior · doi:10.1002/brb3.1464 · Cited by 71 · see citing works

Cortical regulation of helping behaviour towards others in pain

Zhang, M., Wu, Y. E., Jiang, M., & Hong, W. (2024) · Nature · doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06973-x · Cited by 69 · 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

Stress‐Induced Depression: Is Social Rank a Predictive Risk Factor?

Larrieu, T., & Sandi, C. (2018) · BioEssays · doi:10.1002/bies.201800012 · Cited by 61 · see citing works

Stress-induced changes in social dominance are scaled by AMPA-type glutamate receptor phosphorylation in the medial prefrontal cortex

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