Diogo F. Antunes

Parental transport induces a dormant state while maintaining oxytocin recruitment in poison frog tadpoles

The paper shows that tadpole transport in poison frogs induces a dormant state with reduced oxytocin receptor expression but stable oxytocin precursor levels, suggesting oxytocin recruitment without neurodevelopmental changes.

Social complexity during early development has long-term effects on neuroplasticity in the social decision-making network

The paper investigates how early social experience in fish affects neuroplasticity markers in brain regions related to social decision-making.

The role of serotonin in modulating social competence in a cooperatively breeding fish

This study investigates how serotonin and its receptor 5-HT1A modulate social competence in a fish species, finding that serotonin, but not 5-HT1A, influences submissive and threat behaviors during social interactions.