The social needs of organisms change as they mature. Yet, little is known about the mechanisms that subserve processing social interactions or how these systems develop. The medial extended amygdala (me
- PAR ID:
- 10078724
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
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- Journal Name:
- Developmental Neurobiology
- Volume:
- 78
- Issue:
- 12
- ISSN:
- 1932-8451
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 1231-1245
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- National Science Foundation
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