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Endocrine modulation of self- and other-models: A cross-species framework for dyadic social interaction.
| Τίτλος: | Endocrine modulation of self- and other-models: A cross-species framework for dyadic social interaction. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Kikusui T; Laboratory of Human Animal Interaction and Reciprocity, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Japan; Center for Human and Animal Symbiosis Science, Azabu University, Japan., Koyasu H; Laboratory of Human Animal Interaction and Reciprocity, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Japan., Saito M; Laboratory of Human Animal Interaction and Reciprocity, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Japan., Nagasawa M; Laboratory of Human Animal Interaction and Reciprocity, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Japan; Center for Human and Animal Symbiosis Science, Azabu University, Japan. Electronic address: nagasawa@carazabu.com. |
| Πηγή: | Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews [Neurosci Biobehav Rev] 2026 Aug; Vol. 187, pp. 106748. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 May 14. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Review |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Pergamon Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7806090 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-7528 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01497634 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Neurosci Biobehav Rev Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: New York Ny : Pergamon Press Original Publication: Fayetteville, N. Y., ANKHO International Inc. |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Endocrine System*/physiology , Social Interaction*, Maternal Behavior/physiology ; Humans ; Animals ; Oxytocin ; Social Behavior ; Object Attachment |
| Περίληψη: | Social interactions across species rely on neural representations of self- and other-models that guide sequential behavioral exchanges. In this review, we propose an integrated framework in which these internal models interact with endocrine systems to regulate mating behavior and mother-infant bonding. External sensory cues and internal bodily states are combined in the central nervous system to generate predictions about a partner's actions and to adjust one's own behavior accordingly. Sex hormones organize and activate sex-specific neural circuits that stabilize male- and female-type behavioral sequences while reducing prediction errors during dyadic exchanges. In maternal care, oxytocin modulates both infant attachment and maternal responsiveness, reshaping sensory circuits that process offspring cues through experience-dependent plasticity. These findings suggest that endocrine regulation is essential for shaping social signal emission and perception and dynamically adjusting self- and other-models, reducing prediction errors, and promoting coordinated social behavior. (Copyright © 2026 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Hormones; Predictive code; Self- and other-models; Social interaction |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 50-56-6 (Oxytocin) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260515 Date Completed: 20260612 Latest Revision: 20260612 |
| Update Code: | 20260613 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2026.106748 |
| PMID: | 42140369 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1873-7528 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2026.106748 |