A game of thrones: Neural plasticity in mammalian social hierarchies

Social Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 108-117

  Mooney, Skyler J ^a   Peragine, Diana E ^a   Hathaway, Georgia A ^a   Holmes, Melissa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dominance; Neurogenesis; Plasticity; Social defeat; Social status

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

EID: 84893747923     PISSN: 17470919     EISSN: 17470927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2014.882862     Document Type: Article

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