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Discusses the chemical and psychological processes in the brain that are involved in the formation of social bonds in the prairie vole, a mouse-sized rodent. Monogamous nature of the vole; Social life and family attachments; Focus on the role of the oxytocin and vasopressin hormones in prairie vole monogamy; Paternal care of the young.
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