ArticleCurrent protocols2021
A Neuroscientist's Guide to the Vole.
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- An epigenetic framework for understanding contextual influences on neural and socio-emotional development: Narrative review and case-study of the oxytocin receptor.Developmental cognitive neuroscience · 2026Review
- A Demographic History of a Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) Breeding Colony (2004-2020).Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2026Article
- Social compatibility in opposite-sex prairie vole pairs is modulated by early-life sleep experience.PLoS biology · 2026Article
- A Demographic History of a Prairie Vole (bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Experience-dependent maturation of somatosensory parvalbumin interneurons during social development in prairie voles.Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) · 2026Article
- The prairie vole gut-brain-microbiota-axis: a narrative review.Gut microbiome (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
- Impact of Cesarean Delivery on Reward Behavior and Tyrosine Hydroxylase in the Nucleus Accumbens of Adult Prairie Vole Offspring.Developmental psychobiology · 2026Article
- Reunion with a peer partner reduces PVN oxytocin neuron immunoreactivity in socially selective voles.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Oxytocin receptors mediate social selectivity in prairie vole peer relationships.Current biology : CB · 2025Article
- Behavioral sex differences in the developmental emergence and selectivity of partner preferences in prairie voles.Hormones and behavior · 2025Article
- The impact of the early environment on oxytocin receptor epigenetics and potential therapeutic implications.Pediatric research · 2025Review
- Folate prevents the autism-related phenotype caused by developmental pyrethroid exposure in prairie voles.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Prairie voles seek social contact with peer companions during immune challenge.Hormones and behavior · 2024Article
- The central oxytocinergic system of the prairie vole.Brain structure & function · 2024Article
- Effects of oxytocin receptor agonism on acquisition and expression of pair bonding in male prairie voles.Translational psychiatry · 2024Article
- A Wireless Wearable Ecosystem for Social Network Analysis in Free-living Animals.IEEE sensors letters · 2024Article
- Effects of Oxytocin Receptor Agonism on Acquisition and Expression of Pair Bonding in Male Prairie Voles.Research square · 2024Article
- Delivery by cesarean section leads to heavier adult bodyweight in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster).Hormones and behavior · 2024Article
- Understanding the heterogeneity of anxiety using a translational neuroscience approach.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2024Review
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Abstract
Prairie voles have emerged as an important rodent model for understanding the neuroscience of social behavior. Prairie voles are well known for their capacity for pair bonding and alloparental care. These behavioral phenomena overlap with human social behavior but are not commonly observed in traditional rodent models. In this article, we highlight the many benefits of using prairie voles in neuroscience research. We begin by describing the advantages of using diverse and non-traditional study models. We then focus on social behaviors, including pair bonding, alloparental care, and peer interactions, that have brought voles to the forefront of social neuroscience. We describe many additional features of prairie vole biology and behavior that provide researchers with opportunities to address an array of research questions. We also survey neuroethological methods that have been used with prairie voles, from classic to modern techniques. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of other vole species, particularly meadow voles, and their own unique advantages for neuroscience studies. This article provides a foundation for researchers who are new to working with voles, as well as for experienced neuroscientists who want to expand their research scope. © 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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