Axon-Sparing Lesions of the Medial Nucleus of the Amygdala Decrease Affiliative Behaviors in the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster ): Behavioral and Anatomical Specificity

The neural basis of affiliative behavior was examined in the prairie vole, a rodent that exhibits high levels of social contact and paternal behavior. In the first study, the axon-sparing excitotoxin N -methyl- D , L -aspartic acid (NMA) produced lesions in the basolateral nucleus of the amygdala or...

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