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social behavior
Coverage of social behavior in the Nexus archive.
- Scientists reverse anxiety by fixing a tiny brain circuit
Scientists identified a group of amygdala neurons central to anxiety and social behavior. Restoring normal activity in this brain circuit reversed anxiety and social deficits in mice, suggesting a potential new treatment target.
- Your brain starts making social decisions before you do
Researchers discovered that social behavior begins in the brain before visible movement occurs. In zebrafish, a coordinated brain activity pattern preceded approaching another fish, with the pallium region playing a key role and stronger neural signals correlating with increased social behavior.