Neuroscience
Monogamous Prairie Voles Reveal the Neurobiology of Love
Studies of prairie voles are providing surprising new insights into how social bonds form
Steven Phelps is director of the Center for Brain, Behavior and Evolution at the University of Texas at Austin. He studies rodents with unusual social behaviors to understand how brains, genes and the environment interact to produce complex behaviors. Credit: Nick Higgins
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