Helping Behavior in Prairie Voles: A Model of Empathy and the Importance of Oxytocin
K. Kitano, A. Yamagishi, K. Horie, K. Nishimori, N. Sato
This study shows prairie voles learn to help distressed conspecifics by opening a door, and oxytocin is necessary for this behavior, with no sex differences observed.
bioRxiv · Oct 20, 2020Animal Behavior & Cognition