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The regulation of social recognition, social communication and aggression: vasopressin in the social behavior neural network

Albers, H. Elliott·2012·Hormones and Behavior

Abstract

Neuropeptides in the arginine vasotocin/arginine vasopressin (AVT/AVP) family play a major role in the regulation of social behavior by their actions in the brain. In mammals, AVP is found within a circuit of recriprocally connected limbic structures that form the social behavior neural network. This review examines the role played by AVP within this network in controlling social processes that are critical for the formation and maintenance of social relationships: social recognition, social communication and aggression. Studies in a number of mammalian species indicate that AVP and AVP V1a receptors are ideally suited to regulate the expression of social processes because of their plasticity in response to factors that influence social behavior. The pattern of AVP innervation and V1a receptors across the social behavior neural network may determine the potential range and intensity of social responses that individuals display in different social situations. Although fundamental information on how social behavior is wired in the brain is still lacking, it is clear that different social behaviors can be influenced by the actions of AVP in the same region of the network and that AVP can act within multiple regions of this network to regulate the expression of individual social behaviors. The existing data suggest that AVP can influence social behavior by modulating the interpretation of sensory information, by influencing decision making and by triggering complex motor outputs. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Social Behavior.

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Authors
Albers, H. E.
Affiliations
Georgia State University (US)
Corresponding author
Albers, H. Elliott
Venue
Hormones and Behavior
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-03
Volume
61
Issue
3
Pages
283-292
ISSN
0018-506X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2008920507
Cited by
288
References
150
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Hormones and Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Division of Integrative Organismal Systems
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
vasopressin, arginine vasotocin, V1a receptor, social recognition, social communication, aggression, interpersonal relationships, limbic system, neuropeptides, social behavior regulation
MeSH terms
Aggression, Animals, Brain, Brain Chemistry, Communication, Humans, Nerve Net, Social Behavior, Vasopressins, Receptors, Vasopressin, Recognition, Psychology

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