Vasopressin and the Neurogenetics of Parental Care

Noah Snyder-Mackler; Jenny Tung

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2017.06.027

Vasopressin and the Neurogenetics of Parental Care

Neuron. 2017 Jul 5;95(1):9-11. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.06.027.

Authors

Noah Snyder-Mackler¹, Jenny Tung²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA; Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
² Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA; Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA; Duke Population Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA; Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi 00502, Kenya. Electronic address: jt5@duke.edu.

PMID: 28683273
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.06.027

Abstract

Making robust connections between genetic variation, neurophysiology, and social behavior remains a challenge. A study by Bendesky et al. (2017) tackles this challenge by dissecting the genetic architecture of parental care in deer mice to discover an important contribution of vasopressin signaling to the evolution of nest building.

Keywords: Avp; complex traits; deer mice; nest building; parental care; social behavior; trait mapping; vasopressin.

MeSH terms

Animals
Arginine Vasopressin / genetics*
Mice
Neurosciences
Peromyscus
Social Behavior
Vasopressins*

Substances

Vasopressins
Arginine Vasopressin