Sunday, May 27, 2018

Autism Drug, No. Date Drug. Yes.

https://www.doximity.com/doc_news/v2/entries/12402711

At least in prairie voles.

"The first studies that showed vasopressin could be playing background social matchmaker involved the prairie vole, a rodent about the size of a mouse. Scientists found that withholding vasopressin sometimes led prairie voles to mate without bonding and flattened parental bonding (in some voles, it led to an increase in self-grooming). Curiously, some studies even showed that vasopressin played a role in helping voles mediate aggression and social bonding with fellow voles of the tribe."

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