The expression of social dominance following neonatal lesions of the amygdala or hippocampus in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta).

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serval:BIB_CEE440FEAC80
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
The expression of social dominance following neonatal lesions of the amygdala or hippocampus in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta).
Journal
Behavioral Neuroscience
Author(s)
Bauman M.D., Toscano J.E., Mason W.A., Lavenex P., Amaral D.G.
ISSN
0735-7044 (Print)
1939-0084 (Online)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2006
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
120
Number
4
Pages
749-760
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Comparative Study ; Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
As part of ongoing studies on the neurobiology of socioemotional behavior in the nonhuman primate, the authors examined the social dominance hierarchy of juvenile macaque monkeys (Macaca mulatta) that received bilateral ibotenic acid lesions of the amygdala or the hippocampus or a sham surgical procedure at 2 weeks of age. The subjects were reared by their mothers with daily access to large social groups. Behavioral observations were conducted while monkeys were given access to a limited preferred food. This testing situation reliably elicited numerous species-typical dominance behaviors. All subjects were motivated to retrieve the food when tested individually. However, when a group of 6 monkeys was given access to only 1 container of the preferred food, the amygdala-lesioned monkeys had less frequent initial access to the food, had longer latencies to obtain the food, and demonstrated fewer species-typical aggressive behaviors. They were thus lower ranking on all indices of social dominance. The authors discuss these findings in relation to the role of the amygdala in the establishment of social rank and the regulation of aggression and fear.
Keywords
Aggression/physiology, Amygdala/injuries, Amygdala/physiology, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Behavior, Animal, Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists/toxicity, Fear/psychology, Food Preferences/psychology, Hippocampus/injuries, Hippocampus/physiology, Ibotenic Acid/toxicity, Macaca mulatta/physiology, Macaca mulatta/psychology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods, Social Dominance
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