Sex-specific regulation of social play in juvenile rats by oxytocin neurons in the hypothalamus and oxytocin signaling in the nucleus accumbens
Susan Bowden, Kira D. Becker, Anna Luxhoj, Valery Grinevich, Jessica D.A. Lee, Alexa H. Veenema
This study investigates how oxytocin neurons in the hypothalamus and oxytocin signaling in the nucleus accumbens regulate sex-specific social play behavior in juvenile rats.
Hormones and Behavior · May 20, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience