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Toward understanding how early-life social experiences alter oxytocin- and vasopressin-regulated social behaviors by Veenema, Alexa H.

“…The early-life social environment has profound effects on brain development and subsequent expression of social behavior. Oxytocin and vasopressin are…”
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Early life stress, the development of aggression and neuroendocrine and neurobiological correlates: What can we learn from animal models? by Veenema, Alexa H

“…Abstract Early life stress (child and adolescent abuse, neglect and trauma) induces robust alterations in emotional and social functioning resulting in…”
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Hippocampal oxytocin receptors are necessary for discrimination of social stimuli by Raam, Tara, McAvoy, Kathleen M., Besnard, Antoine, Veenema, Alexa H., Sahay, Amar

“…Oxytocin receptor (Oxtr) signaling in neural circuits mediating discrimination of social stimuli and affiliation or avoidance behavior is thought to guide…”
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Oxytocin mediates rodent social memory within the lateral septum and the medial amygdala depending on the relevance of the social stimulus: Male juvenile versus female adult conspecifics by Lukas, Michael, Toth, Iulia, Veenema, Alexa H, Neumann, Inga D

“…Summary Brain oxytocin (OXT) plays an important role in short-term social memory in laboratory rodents. Here we monitored local release of OXT and its…”
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Sex-specific modulation of juvenile social play by vasopressin by Veenema, Alexa H, Bredewold, Remco, De Vries, Geert J

“…Summary Social play activities among juveniles are thought to contribute to the development of social and emotional skills in humans and animals. Conversely,…”
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The Neuropeptide Oxytocin Facilitates Pro-Social Behavior and Prevents Social Avoidance in Rats and Mice by LUKAS, Michael, TOTH, Lulia, REBER, Stefan O, SLATTERY, David A, VEENEMA, Alexa H, NEUMANN, Inga D

“…Social avoidance and social phobia are core symptoms of various psychopathologies but their underlying etiology remains poorly understood. Therefore, this…”
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Sex-specific modulation of juvenile social play behavior by vasopressin and oxytocin depends on social context by Bredewold, Remco, Smith, Caroline J W, Dumais, Kelly M, Veenema, Alexa H

“…We recently demonstrated that vasopressin (AVP) in the lateral septum modulates social play behavior differently in male and female juvenile rats. However, the…”
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Age and sex differences in oxytocin and vasopressin V1a receptor binding densities in the rat brain: focus on the social decision-making network by Smith, Caroline J. W., Poehlmann, Max L., Li, Sara, Ratnaseelan, Aarane M., Bredewold, Remco, Veenema, Alexa H.

“…Oxytocin (OT) and vasopressin (AVP) regulate various social behaviors via activation of the OT receptor (OTR) and the AVP V1a receptor (V1aR) in the brain…”
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Maternal separation enhances offensive play-fighting, basal corticosterone and hypothalamic vasopressin mRNA expression in juvenile male rats by Veenema, Alexa H, Neumann, Inga D

“…Summary Early life stress is a risk factor for altered adult emotionality including impaired social behavior, enhanced aggression and violence. These…”
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Involvement of the oxytocin system in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis in the sex-specific regulation of social recognition by Dumais, Kelly M, Alonso, Andrea G, Immormino, Marisa A, Bredewold, Remco, Veenema, Alexa H

“…Highlights • Oxytocin receptor activation in the BNST is necessary for social recognition in both sexes. • Oxytocin administration in the BNST prolongs social…”
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Comparing vasopressin and oxytocin fiber and receptor density patterns in the social behavior neural network: Implications for cross-system signaling by Smith, Caroline J.W., DiBenedictis, Brett T., Veenema, Alexa H.

“…[Display omitted] •A better understanding of cross-system signaling of AVP and OXT systems is needed.•There is a mismatch between AVP/OXT fibers and V1aR/OTR…”
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Opposite effects of maternal separation on intermale and maternal aggression in C57BL/6 mice: Link to hypothalamic vasopressin and oxytocin immunoreactivity by Veenema, Alexa H, Bredewold, Remco, Neumann, Inga D

“…Summary Early life stress, in particular child abuse and neglect, is an acknowledged risk factor for the development of pathological anxiety and aggression. In…”
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Social instability stress in adolescent male rats reduces social interaction and social recognition performance and increases oxytocin receptor binding by Hodges, Travis E., Baumbach, Jennet L., Marcolin, Marina L., Bredewold, Remco, Veenema, Alexa H., McCormick, Cheryl M.

“…•Adolescent social instability (SS) reduced the time spent interacting with unfamiliar peers.•Control rats spent more time investigating for novel versus…”
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Dynamic changes in extracellular release of GABA and glutamate in the lateral septum during social play behavior in juvenile rats: Implications for sex-specific regulation of social play behavior by Bredewold, R, Schiavo, J.K, van der Hart, M, Verreij, M, Veenema, A.H

“…Highlights • Juvenile male rats have higher extracellular glutamate concentrations in the lateral septum than juvenile female rats. • Both sexes show increased…”
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Sex differences in neural activation following different routes of oxytocin administration in awake adult rats by Dumais, Kelly M, Kulkarni, Praveen P, Ferris, Craig F, Veenema, Alexa H

“…Highlights • BOLD activation was analyzed in male and female rat brains after oxytocin injection. • Males showed a greater volume of activation following…”
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Early life stress impairs social recognition due to a blunted response of vasopressin release within the septum of adult male rats by Lukas, Michael, Bredewold, Remco, Landgraf, Rainer, Neumann, Inga D, Veenema, Alexa H

“…Summary Early life stress poses a risk for the development of psychopathologies characterized by disturbed emotional, social, and cognitive performance. We…”
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Aggression and anxiety: social context and neurobiological links by Neumann, Inga D, Veenema, Alexa H, Beiderbeck, Daniela I

“…Psychopathologies such as anxiety- and depression-related disorders are often characterized by impaired social behaviours including excessive aggression and…”
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Effects of early life stress on adult male aggression and hypothalamic vasopressin and serotonin by Veenema, Alexa H., Blume, Annegret, Niederle, Daniela, Buwalda, Bauke, Neumann, Inga D.

“…Early life stress in humans enhances the risk for psychopathologies, including excessive aggression and violence. In rodents, maternal separation is a potent…”
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Differences in intermale aggression are accompanied by opposite vasopressin release patterns within the septum in rats bred for low and high anxiety by Beiderbeck, Daniela I., Neumann, Inga D., Veenema, Alexa H.

“…Several studies suggest a role for arginine vasopressin (AVP), particularly in the lateral septum, in the regulation of intermale aggression. We used…”
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Adrenal Insufficiency and Colonic Inflammation after a Novel Chronic Psycho-Social Stress Paradigm in Mice: Implications and Mechanisms by Reber, S. O, Birkeneder, L, Veenema, A. H, Obermeier, F, Falk, W, Straub, R. H, Neumann, I. D

“…We investigated chronic psycho-social stress effects on stress-related parameters and on pathohistological changes in the murine colon. Moreover, we aimed to…”
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