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Sociability (Evolved to... (Reduce ones risk from predation, increase ones…
Sociability
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Current Study
The present study uses a drug intervention to investigate whether in the domestic dog Oxycontin modulates the maintenance of enduring close social bonds in non-reproductive contexts.
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Affiliation With Owners
dogs administered with OT initiated association toward their owners more often than when they were administered with saline solution
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Discussion
The release of OT is triggered by having social-positive behaviors associated with bond maintenance thought to be because of previous rewards received.
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OT may ne an important mechanism to explain the evolution of enduring bonds with related and non-related individuals.
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Not much is known about the neural circuitry and Neurochemistry underlying the formation and maintenance of social bonds outside reproductive contexts.
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