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Wenjuan Hou

Shaanxi Normal University

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Different Roles of D1/D2 Medium Spiny Neurons in the Nucleus Accumbens in Pair Bond Formation of Male Mandarin Voles

Lizi Zhang, Yishan Qu, Larry J. Young, Wenjuan Hou, Limin Liu, Jing Liu, Yuqian Wang, Lu Li, Xing Guo, Li Yin, Caihong Huang, Zijian Lv, Yitong Li, Rui Jia, Ting Lian, , Fadao Tai

This study shows that pair bonding in male mandarin voles increases DA release and alters activity in NAc shell D1 and D2 MSNs, with D2 MSN inhibition enhancing pair bond formation.

eLife · Jun 6, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

PVN-mPFC OT projections modulates pup-directed pup care or attacking in virgin mandarin voles

Lu Li, Yin Li, Caihong Huang, Wenjuan Hou, Zijian Lv, Lizi Zhang, Yishan Qu, Yahan Sun, Kaizhe Huang, Xiao Han, Zhixiong He, Fadao Tai

This study investigates how oxytocin (OT) neurons in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and their projections to the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) modulate pup care or infanticide in virgin mandarin voles.

bioRxiv · Mar 6, 2024Neuroscience

Increased anxiety and decreased sociability in adulthood following paternal deprivation involve oxytocin in the mPFC

Zhixiong He, Limin Wang, Luo Luo, Rui Jia, Wei Yuan, Wenjuan Hou, Jinfeng Yang, Yang Yang, Fadao Tai

This study shows that paternal deprivation in voles increases anxiety and reduces sociability in adulthood, with the mPFC oxytocin system playing a key role.

bioRxiv · Aug 11, 2017 · PreprintNeuroscience