Novel unconditioned prosocial behavior in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) as a model for empathy

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Peripheral Pulses of Oxytocin Increase Partner Preferences in Female, but Not Male, Prairie Voles

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Oxytocin receptor and vasopressin receptor 1a genes are respectively associated with emotional and cognitive empathy

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The effects of peptides on partner preference formation are predicted by habitat in prairie voles

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Oxytocin increases empathy to pain when adopting the other-but not the self-perspective

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On the neglected role of stereotypes in empathy toward other-race pain

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The Locus Coeruleus–Norepinephrine System Mediates Empathy for Pain through Selective Up-Regulation of P2X3 Receptor in Dorsal Root Ganglia in Rats

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Noninvasive optical inhibition with a red-shifted microbial rhodopsin

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Exploratory Behavior Correlates with Social Organization and Is Responsive to Peptide Injections in Prairie Voles

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Monoacylglycerol lipase inhibition alters social behavior in male and female rats after post-weaning social isolation

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Inhibiting ERα expression in the medial amygdala increases prosocial behavior in male meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus)

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Sex-specific effects of perinatal FireMaster® 550 (FM 550) exposure on socioemotional behavior in prairie voles

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Helping behavior in prairie voles: a model of empathy and the importance of oxytocin

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Pro-social preference in an automated operant two-choice reward task under different housing conditions: Exploratory studies on pro-social decision making

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Current rodent models for the study of empathic processes

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Individual and Combined Effects of Paternal Deprivation and Developmental Exposure to Firemaster 550 on Socio-Emotional Behavior in Prairie Voles

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Identification of hippocampal area CA2 in hamster and vole brain

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Evidence for the involvement of a fronto-striatal pathway in the processing of social reward

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Unraveling sex differences in maternal and paternal care impacts on social behaviors and neurobiological responses to early-life adversity

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Oxytocin-dependent consolation behavior in rodents

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Helping Behavior in Prairie Voles: A Model of Empathy and the Importance of Oxytocin

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Empathy in prairie voles: Is this the consolation prize?

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Soothing grooming

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