The Social Brain Perception of social signals Formation of social memory by long-term imprinting and short-term recognition Motivation for parental behavior and pair bonding Neural consequences of social experience The human social brain and neurodevelopmental disorders of social behavior: autism and schizophrenia

Boehm, 2006

Peripheral oxytocin and vasopressin

Konrad Lorenz

Avian IMHV

Ventromedial hypothalamus VNO Social Recognition Pathway AOB (OT) Medial amygdala BNST (OT) (AVP) (OT) Lateral septum Medial preoptic area Ventromedial hypothalamus

Mesolimbic dopamine pathway

(OT in BNST/mPOA)

Vole comparison Prairie voles Montane voles Lim et al., 2004

Prairie vole Montane vole V1aR OTR Young et al., 2005

Haplochromis burtoni