Early involvement in friendships predicts later plasma concentrations of oxytocin and vasopressin in juvenile rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Early involvement in friendships predicts later plasma concentrations of oxytocin and vasopressin in juvenile rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

The neuropeptides oxytocin (OT) and vasopressin (AVP) are involved in social bonding in attachment relationships, but their role in friendship is poorly understood. We investigated whether rhesus macaques’ (Macaca mulatta) friendships at age one predicted plasma OT and AVP at two later time points....

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Main Authors: Tamara Aliza Rachel Weinstein, Karen Lisa Bales, Nicole eManinger, Caroline M. Hostetler, John P. Capitanio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Oxytocin
Social Behavior
vasopressin
affiliation
Friendship
rhesus macaque
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00295/full

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