Why Do Voles Fall in Love? Clues to human social bonding.
May 12, 2015
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Dr. Larry Young, an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral science in Emory’s School of Medicine, describes his research with one of the only monogamous vole species to better understand social bonding. Dr. Young is also a faculty member in the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience and the Yerkes National Primate Center.
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