Neuroscience
Monogamous Prairie Voles Reveal the Neurobiology of Love
Studies of prairie voles are providing surprising new insights into how social bonds form
Zoe Donaldson is a behavioral neuroscientist at the University of Colorado Boulder. She uses gene therapy vectors and advanced neural technologies to understand how species form pair-bonds, how bonding changes the brain and how we overcome loss. Credit: Nick Higgins
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