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A molecular signature for social isolation identified in the brain news-and-views /631/378

Nature (2018) 559(7712) 38-40
DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-05447-9
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Extended social isolation causes debilitating effects in social mammals such as humans. A study in mice shows that the gene Tac2 is upregulated throughout the brains of socially isolated animals, driving massive behavioural changes.

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Zilkha, N., & Kimchi, T. (2018). A molecular signature for social isolation identified in the brain news-and-views /631/378. Nature, 559(7712), 38–40. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05447-9

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