The interaction between pain and social behavior in humans and rodents

Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences

Volumn 20, Issue , 2014, Pages 233-250

  Martin, Loren J ^a   Tuttle, Alexander H ^a   Mogil, Jeffrey S ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Empathy; Pain; Social interaction; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; VASOPRESSIN V1A RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN REGION; EMPATHY; GENETICS; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84922061012     PISSN: 18663370     EISSN: 18663389     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/7854_2014_287     Document Type: Article

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