prairie vole
- n typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada
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- Two Prairie Voles Walk Into a Bar... Then Scientists Study Alcohol's Effects on Couples Bonding
A new study reveals how alcohol affects the brain chemistry of pair-bonding prairie voles.
April 7, 2014 - National Geographic - What Drunk Rodents Can Tell Us About Human Relationships
It seems alcohol makes the heart grow fonder, if you're a female prairie vole. Researchers have found for the time that alcohol effects the brain systems involved in social bonding differently for males and females. The study was published Monday, April 7, in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . Because prairie voles are known to mate for life, both in the wild and the ...
April 7, 2014 - Business Insider