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Sci Rep ; 10(1): 2637, 2020 02 14.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32060312

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Animals engage in complex social encounters that influence social groups and resource allocation. During these encounters, acoustic signals, used at both short and long ranges, play pivotal roles in regulating the behavior of conspecifics. Mice, for instance, emit ultrasonic vocalizations, signals above the range of human hearing, during close-range social interactions. How these signals shape behavior, however, is unknown due to the difficulty in discerning which mouse in a group is vocalizing. To overcome this impediment, we used an eight-channel microphone array system to determine which mouse emitted individual vocal signals during 30 minutes of unrestrained social interaction between a female and a single male or female conspecific. Females modulated both the timing and context of vocal emission based upon their social partner. Compared to opposite-sex pairings, females in same-sex pairs vocalized when closer to a social partner and later in the 30 minutes of social engagement. Remarkably, we found that female mice exhibited no immediate changes in acceleration (movement) to male-emitted vocal signals. Both males and females, in contrast, modulated their behavior following female-emitted vocal signals in a context-dependent manner. Thus, our results suggest female vocal signals function as a means of ultrashort-range communication that shapes mouse social behavior.


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Ratones/fisiología , Vocalización Animal , Animales , Femenino , Masculino , Conducta Sexual Animal , Conducta Social , Ondas Ultrasónicas
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Neurobiol Aging ; 32(12): 2198-210, 2011 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20189687

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The transcription of genes that support memory processes are likely to be impacted by the normal aging process. Because Arc is necessary for memory consolidation and enduring synaptic plasticity, we examined Arc transcription within the aged hippocampus. Here, we report that Arc transcription is reduced within the aged hippocampus compared to the adult hippocampus during both "off line" periods of rest, and following spatial behavior. This reduction is observed within ensembles of CA1 "place cells", which make less mRNA per cell, and in the dentate gyrus (DG) where fewer granule cells are activated by behavior. In addition, we present data suggesting that aberrant changes in methylation of the Arc gene may be responsible for age-related decreases in Arc transcription within CA1 and the DG. Given that Arc is necessary for normal memory function, these subregion-specific epigenetic and transcriptional changes may result in less efficient memory storage and retrieval during aging.


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Envejecimiento/genética , Proteínas del Citoesqueleto/biosíntesis , Metilación de ADN/genética , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/biosíntesis , Transcripción Genética/fisiología , Envejecimiento/patología , Animales , Secuencia de Bases , Proteínas del Citoesqueleto/genética , Hipocampo/patología , Masculino , Trastornos de la Memoria/metabolismo , Trastornos de la Memoria/patología , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/genética , Ratas , Ratas Endogámicas F344 , Conducta Espacial/fisiología
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