Stable clique membership in mouse societies requires oxytocin-enabled social sensory states
Corentin Nelias, Sarah Ghanayem, David Wolf, Marcel Moor, Danai Nikolantonaki, Eda Dilara Turgut, Max F. Scheller, Valery Grinevich, Jonathan Reinwald, Wolfgang Kelsch
This study shows that oxytocin signaling is essential for mice to form stable social bonds in complex groups, as mice with impaired oxytocin-related social sensory processing failed to join cohesive cliques.
Nature Communications · Aug 17, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience