Link to open access version – https://med.fsu.edu/sites/default/files/news-publications/print/Gene%20switches%20make%20prairie%20voles%20fall%20in%20love%2C%20Nature.pdf

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Cormier, Z. (2013). Gene switches make prairie voles fall in love. Nature (London) https://doi-org.proxy.wexler.hunter.cuny.edu/10.1038/nature.2013.13112

Nature News article by Zoe Cormier describes a study by Wang et al.(2013 – reference below) who found evidence that mating behavior activates epigenetic changes in the brain which then affects behavior.

Assigned as a pre-class article for a class on Tinbergen’s 4 questions.

Course content area – Explaining Behavior  – Tinbergen’s 4 Questions

Course – Evolution & Behavior (100 level)

Campus – Hunter College

Wang, H., Duclot, F., & Liu, Y. et al. (2013). Histone deacetylase inhibitors facilitate partner preference formation in female prairie voles. Nat Neurosci 16, 919–924 . https://doi-org.ezproxy.gc.cuny.edu/10.1038/nn.3420