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The Role of VIP in Social Behavior: Neural Hotspots for the Modulation of Affiliation, Aggression, and Parental Care

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Kingsbury, Marcy A., Wilson, Leah C.·2016·Integrative and Comparative Biology

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Although the modulation of social behaviors by most major neurochemical systems has been explored, there are still standouts, including the study of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP). VIP is a modulator of circadian, reproductive, and seasonal rhythms and is well known for its role in reproductive behavior, as it is the main vertebrate prolactin-releasing hormone. Originally isolated as a gut peptide, VIP and its cognate receptors are present in virtually every brain area that is important for social behavior, including all nodes of the core "social behavior network" (SBN). Furthermore, VIP cells show increased transcriptional activity throughout the SBN in response to social stimuli. Using a combination of comparative and mechanistic approaches in socially diverse species of estrildid finches and emberizid sparrows, we have identified neural "hotspots" in the SBN that relate to avian affiliative behavior, as well as neural "hotspots" that may represent critical nodes underlying a trade-off between aggression and parental care. Specifically, we have found that: (1) VIP fiber densities and VIP receptor binding in specific brain sites, such as the lateral septum, medial extended amygdala, arcopallium, and medial nidopallium, correlate with species and/or seasonal differences in flocking behavior, and (2) VIP cells and fibers within the anterior hypothalamus-caudocentral septal circuit relate positively to aggression and negatively to parental care while VIP elements in th…

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Authors
Kingsbury, M. A., & Wilson, L. C.
Affiliations
Indiana University Bloomington (US)
Corresponding author
Kingsbury, Marcy A.
Venue
Integrative and Comparative Biology
Published
2016-12
Volume
56
Issue
6
Pages
1238-1249
ISSN
  • 1540-7063 (ISSN-L)
  • 1557-7023
OpenAlex
W2560100691
Cited by
48
References
87
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 1
FWCI
3.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Integrative and Comparative Biology (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH092331)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Keywords
vasoactive intestinal peptide, social behavior network, affiliation, aggression, parental care, flocking, estrildid finches, VIP receptors, lateral septum, extended amygdala, hypothalamus, mediobasal hypothalamus, seasonal variation
MeSH terms
Aggression, Animals, Behavior, Animal, Brain, Social Behavior, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide, Finches, Sparrows

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