Affiliative behaviours regulate allostasis development and shape biobehavioural trajectories in horse
Mathilde Valenchon, Fabrice Reigner, Gaëlle Lefort, Hans Adriaensen, Amandine Gesbert, Philippe Barrière, Yvan Gaude, Frédéric Elleboudt, Isabelle Lévy, Camille Ducluzeau, Joëlle Dupont, Anne-Lyse Lainé, Ivy Uszynski, Hugues Dardente, Cyril Poupon, , David André Barrière
The paper investigates how maternal presence during childhood in horses affects brain development and biobehavioural outcomes using MRI and statistical modeling.
Nature Communications · Jan 13, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience