Neuroscience and Disease
Neural Circuits of Social Behavior
Neural Circuits, Social Behavior, Decision Making, rodents
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Neural Circuits of Social Behavior
Modulation of prosocial choices in rodents
Neural Circuits, Social Behavior, Decision Making, rodents
Neural Circuits of Social Behavior
Modulation of prosocial choices in rodents
Social interactions shape the way we perceive, feel and learn about the world, and despite its importance for social species, we still know very little about how the brain computes social information. Our lab is interested in understanding the mechanisms of how social behaviour shapes our brain, and for this, we focus on cooperative social interactions in rodents. We have demonstrated that Norway rats display prosocial behaviours in food foraging context, providing food to conspecifics, and identified the proximal mechanisms at the level of behaviour. Current and future projects aim to identify the neural circuits responsible for this fascinating social decision-making, using a combination of behavioural, anatomical, pharmacological, imaging and optogenetic tools in rodents.
Information about journal articles, updated at 22-12-2024, from platform CIÊNCIAVITAE.
Prosocial behaviors in rodents
Michael J. M. Gachomba; Esteve-Agraz, Joan; Marquez, Cristina, 2024. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 163. 2024. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763424002458?via%3Dihub . published Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
Independent neural circuits encode the dynamics of social interaction in rats
Madeira, Natália; Marquez, Cristina, 2023. PLOS Biology. 11. 21. 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002396 . 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002396 . published PLOS Biology
The neural circuit that makes maternal mice respond to pups’ cries
Ricciardi, Flavia; Marquez, Cristina, 2023. Nature. 693 - 694. 7980. 621. 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02545-1 . 10.1038/d41586-023-02545-1 . published Nature
Multimodal cues displayed by submissive rats promote prosocial choices by dominants
Michael Joe Munyua Gachomba; Joan Esteve-Agraz; Kevin Caref; Aroa Sanz Maroto; Maria Helena Bortolozzo-Gleich; Diego Andrés Laplagne; Marquez, Cristina, 2022. Current Biology. 3288 - 3301.e8. 15. 32. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.06.026 . 10.1016/j.cub.2022.06.026 . published Current Biology
Open-source, Python-based, hardware and software for controlling behavioural neuroscience experiments
Akam, Thomas; Lustig, Andy; Rowland, James M; Kapanaiah, Sampath KT; Joan Esteve-Agraz; Panniello, Mariangela; Marquez, Cristina; et al, 2022. eLife. 11. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/elife.67846 . 10.7554/elife.67846 . eLife
Novel competition test for food rewards reveals stable dominance status in adult male rats
Costa, Diana F.; Moita, Marta A.; Marquez, Cristina, 2021. Scientific Reports. 1. 11. 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93818-0 . 10.1038/s41598-021-93818-0 . published Scientific Reports
Freezing Displayed by Others Is a Learned Cue of Danger Resulting from Co-experiencing Own Freezing and Shock
Cruz, A.; Heinemans, M.; Marquez, Cristina; Moita, M.A., 2020. Current Biology. 1128 - 1135.e6. 6. 30. 2020. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85079054397&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1016/j.cub.2020.01.025 . published Current Biology
Programming effects of peripubertal stress on spatial learning
Tzanoulinou, S.; Gantelet, E.; Sandi, C.; Marquez, Cristina, 2020. Neurobiology of Stress. 13. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ynstr.2020.100282 . 10.1016/j.ynstr.2020.100282 . published Neurobiology of Stress
Prosocial Choice in Rats Depends on Food-Seeking Behavior Displayed by Recipients
Marquez, Cristina; Rennie, Scott M.; Costa, Diana F.; Moita, Marta A., 2015. Current Biology. 1736 - 1745. 13. 25. 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.05.018 . 10.1016/j.cub.2015.05.018 . published Current Biology
Peripuberty stress leads to abnormal aggression, altered amygdala and orbitofrontal reactivity and increased prefrontal MAOA gene expression
Marquez, Cristina; Poirier, G L; Cordero, M I; Larsen, M H; Groner, A; Marquis, J; Magistretti, P J; Trono, D; Sandi, C, 2013. Translational Psychiatry. e216 - e216. 1. 3. 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/tp.2012.144 . 10.1038/tp.2012.144 . published Translational Psychiatry
Personality traits in rats predict vulnerability and resilience to developing stress-induced depression-like behaviors, HPA axis hyper-reactivity and brain changes in pERK1/2 activity
Castro, Jorge E.; Diessler, Shanaz; Varea, Emilio; Marquez, Cristina; Larsen, Marianne H.; Cordero, M. Isabel; Sandi, Carmen, 2012. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 1209 - 1223. 8. 37. 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.12.014 . 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.12.014 . published Psychoneuroendocrinology
Evidence for biological roots in the transgenerational transmission of intimate partner violence
Cordero, M I; Poirier, G L; Marquez, Cristina; Veenit, V; Fontana, X; Salehi, B; Ansermet, F; Sandi, C, 2012. Translational Psychiatry. e106 - e106. 4. 2. 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/tp.2012.32 . 10.1038/tp.2012.32 . published Translational Psychiatry
Role of the Amygdala in Antidepressant Effects on Hippocampal Cell Proliferation and Survival and on Depression-like Behavior in the Rat
Castro, Jorge E.; Varea, Emilio; Marquez, Cristina; Cordero, Maria Isabel; Poirier, Guillaume; Sandi, Carmen, 2010. PLoS ONE. 1. 5. 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0008618 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0008618 . published PLoS ONE
Differential impact of polysialyltransferase ST8SiaII and ST8SiaIV knockout on social interaction and aggression
Calandreau, L.; Marquez, Cristina; Bisaz, R.; Fantin, M.; Sandi, C., 2010. Genes, Brain and Behavior. 958 - 967. 8. 9. 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1601-183x.2010.00635.x . 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2010.00635.x . published Genes, Brain and Behavior
The brain pattern of c-fos induction by two doses of amphetamine suggests different brain processing pathways and minor contribution of behavioural traits
Rotllant, D.; Marquez, Cristina; Nadal, R.; Armario, A., 2010. Neuroscience. 691 - 705. 3. 168. 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.04.020 . 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.04.020 . published Neuroscience
Characterization of central and peripheral components of the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal axis in the inbred Roman rat strains
Carrasco, Javier; Marquez, Cristina; Nadal, Roser; Tobeña, Adolfo; Fernández-Teruel, Albert; Armario, Antonio, 2008. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 437 - 445. 4. 33. 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.01.001 . 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.01.001 . published Psychoneuroendocrinology
Influence of reactivity to novelty and anxiety on hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal and prolactin responses to two different novel environments in adult male rats
Marquez, Cristina; Nadal, R.; Armario, A., 2006. Behavioural Brain Research. 13 - 22. 1. 168. 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2005.10.004 . 10.1016/j.bbr.2005.10.004 . published Behavioural Brain Research
Perseverance of exploration in novel environments predicts morphine place conditioning in rats
NADAL, R; ROTLLANT, D; Marquez, Cristina; ARMARIO, A, 2005. Behavioural Brain Research. 72 - 79. 1. 165. 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2005.06.039 . 10.1016/j.bbr.2005.06.039 . published Behavioural Brain Research
Responsiveness of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis to different novel environments is a consistent individual trait in adult male outbred rats
Marquez, Cristina; Nadal, Roser; Armario, Antonio, 2005. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 179 - 187. 2. 30. 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2004.05.012 . 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2004.05.012 . published Psychoneuroendocrinology
Long-term effects of a single exposure to stress in adult rats on behavior and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal responsiveness: comparison of two outbred rat strains
Belda, Xavier; Marquez, Cristina; Armario, Antonio, 2004. Behavioural Brain Research. 399 - 408. 2. 154. 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2004.03.011 . 10.1016/j.bbr.2004.03.011 . published Behavioural Brain Research
The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal and glucose responses to daily repeated immobilisation stress in rats: individual differences
Marquez, Cristina; Nadal, R; Armario, A, 2004. Neuroscience. 601 - 612. 3. 123. 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2003.10.016 . 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2003.10.016 . published Neuroscience
A Single Exposure to Severe Stressors Causes Long-term Desensitisation of the Physiological Response to the Homotypic Stressor
Armario, Antonio; Vallès, Astrid; Dal-Zotto, Silvina; Marquez, Cristina; Belda, Xavier, 2004. Stress. 157 - 172. 3. 7. 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10253890400010721 . 10.1080/10253890400010721 . published Stress
Behavioral, neuroendocrine and neurochemical effects of the imidazoline I2 receptor selective ligand BU224 in naive rats and rats exposed to the stress of the forced swim test
Finn, David P.; Martí, Octavi; Harbuz, Michael S.; Vallès, Astrid; Belda, Xavier; Marquez, Cristina; Jessop, David S.; et al, 2003. Psychopharmacology. 195 - 202. 2. 167. 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00213-003-1392-3 . 10.1007/s00213-003-1392-3 . published Psychopharmacology
Post-stress recovery of pituitary–adrenal hormones and glucose, but not the response during exposure to the stressor, is a marker of stress intensity in highly stressful situations
Marquez, Cristina; Belda, Xavier; Armario, Antonio, 2002. Brain Research. 181 - 185. 1-2. 926. 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0006-8993(01)03112-2 . 10.1016/s0006-8993(01)03112-2 . published Brain Research
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