Alexander G Ophir
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Forero S, Sailer L, Gircyte A, Madrid J, Sullivan N, Ophir A
Horm Behav
. 2023 Apr;
151:105351.
PMID: 37003159
Monogamous pair bonding has evolved to enhance reproductive success and ensure offspring survival. Although the behavioral and neural mechanisms regulating the formation of pair bonds have been relatively well outlined,...
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Freeman A, Lee D, Allen J, Blank B, Jeffery D, Lerer A, et al.
Curr Biol
. 2023 Mar;
33(6):R215-R216.
PMID: 36977379
Successful sexual reproduction relies on the coordination of multiple biological systems, yet traditional concepts of biological sex often ignore the natural plasticity in morphology and physiology underlying sex. Most female...
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Wu W, Yiu E, Ophir A, Smith D
Hippocampus
. 2023 Feb;
33(7):830-843.
PMID: 36789678
The hippocampus is critical for contextual memory and has recently been implicated in various kinds of social memory. Traditionally, studies of hippocampal context coding have manipulated elements of the background...
14.
Sailer L, Park A, Galvez A, Ophir A
Commun Biol
. 2022 Nov;
5(1):1299.
PMID: 36435943
Although much has been written on the topic of social behavior, many terms referring to different aspects of social behavior have become inappropriately conflated and the specific mechanisms governing them...
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Bentz E, Ophir A
Genomics
. 2022 Nov;
114(6):110521.
PMID: 36351561
The Southern giant pouched rat, Cricetomys ansorgei, is a large rodent best known for its ability to detect landmines using its impressive sense of smell. Their powerful chemosensory abilities enable...
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Rice M, Galindez S, Garner J, Ophir A
R Soc Open Sci
. 2022 Oct;
9(10):220298.
PMID: 36249338
With whom and how often to mate are fundamental questions that impact individual reproductive success and the mating system. Relatively few studies have investigated female mating tactics compared with males....
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Sailer L, Patel P, Park A, Moon J, Hanadari-Levy A, Ophir A
Front Behav Neurosci
. 2022 Aug;
16:931549.
PMID: 35957922
Chronic stress can be challenging, lead to maladaptive coping strategies, and cause negative mental and physical health outcomes. Early-life adversity exposes developing young to physical or psychological experiences that risks...
18.
Lo B, Freeman A, Singh B, Hanadari-Levy A, Berman J, Chaves A, et al.
Integr Comp Biol
. 2022 May;
PMID: 35588370
In general, males should be particularly attentive to cues of sexual availability and females should advertise accordingly. Vaginal patency (i.e., the openness of the vagina) is a reliable indicator of...
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Finton C, Ophir A
Psychoneuroendocrinology
. 2022 Apr;
141:105750.
PMID: 35397260
Spatial memory is critical for many tasks necessary for survival (i.e., locating mates and food resources). The two mammalian nonapeptides arginine vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT) are mechanistically important in...
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Forero S, Ophir A
Brain Behav Evol
. 2022 Jan;
97(3-4):225-240.
PMID: 35051922
Behavioral phenotypes play an active role in maximizing fitness and shaping the evolutionary trajectory of species by offsetting the ecological and social environmental factors individuals experience. How these phenotypes evolve...