PSY 3391 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Nucleus Accumbens, Vasopressin, Diuretic
4 Dec 2017
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Affiliated not hostile, bring individuals together (eg. courtship, parental behavior). Affiliation survival and rep. success (oxy and vesso) Hormones involved: vasopressin and oxytocin (in brain trust development, maternal bonding) Will mate, bond and remain with partner until death. Are quite welcoming of others unless theres babies in the nest. Meadow and montana (polygomous), change all the time, never develop bonding with mate. Wont let anyone come in, wont share space. If you take p a(cid:374)d gi(cid:448)e the(cid:373) (cid:373)ore test to the le(cid:448)el of m a(cid:374)d m, you do(cid:374)"t get aggressio(cid:374) only test involved) If you redu(cid:272)e mm a(cid:271)out of test, you do(cid:374)"t (cid:373)ake the(cid:373) less aggressi(cid:448)e. (therefore (cid:374)ot. Oxytocin produced by pvn and son (but secreted by posterior pg into blood stream) Levels of oxy no difference, difference in the oxytocin receptors in different brain regions of distribution. **** know there is a difference between the p and mm.
