Robert C. Liu

The paper shows that a SNP in the oxytocin receptor gene affects social observation behavior in female prairie voles, with C/C genotype females spending more time observing novel males.

This study shows prairie voles can recognize individual vocalizations of their mates, with acoustic variation across individuals allowing identification above chance.

The paper identifies neural mechanisms underlying strategy learning in mice, showing how auditory cortex activity correlates with learning new strategies while spatial memory declines.

This study shows that social experience alters oxytocinergic signaling in the nucleus accumbens of female prairie voles, affecting synaptic transmission and social behavior.

This study shows that mice can learn to use a specific sound cue to improve their maternal behavior in retrieving pups, demonstrating sensory learning's role in modifying stereotyped maternal actions.

The paper shows that mouse auditory cortex, particularly A2, can track fine frequency modulations through offset spiking, which becomes plastic with experience in distinguishing natural sound categories.