A comprehensive assay of social motivation reveals sex-differential roles of ASC-associated genes and oxytocin
S. E. Maloney, S. Sarafinovska, C. Weichselbaum, K. B. McCullough, R. G. Swift, Y. Liu, J. D. Dougherty
This paper develops a new social motivation assay in mice to study sex-differential roles of ASC-associated genes and oxytocin, finding distinct vulnerabilities in males and females.
bioRxiv · May 21, 2022 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition