prairie voles are among the most doting mammals on earth like some humans males
mammals on earth like some humans males
mammals on earth like some humans males and female prairie voles formed lifelong
and female prairie voles formed lifelong
and female prairie voles formed lifelong bonds share parenting duties and males
bonds share parenting duties and males
bonds share parenting duties and males jealously guard females in contrast a
jealously guard females in contrast a
jealously guard females in contrast a nearly identical cousin has adopted a
nearly identical cousin has adopted a
nearly identical cousin has adopted a more swinging lifestyle when the
more swinging lifestyle when the
more swinging lifestyle when the promiscuous cousins have sex there are
promiscuous cousins have sex there are
promiscuous cousins have sex there are no strings attached and no cuddling
no strings attached and no cuddling
no strings attached and no cuddling afterwards in fact if they get too close
afterwards in fact if they get too close
afterwards in fact if they get too close they’re more apt to fight and to
they’re more apt to fight and to
they’re more apt to fight and to playfully nibble
what’s driving these two distinct
what’s driving these two distinct approaches to mating and could the
approaches to mating and could the
approaches to mating and could the answer help us understand human
answer help us understand human
answer help us understand human relationships when young peered into the
relationships when young peered into the
relationships when young peered into the vole brains he discovered that both
vole brains he discovered that both
vole brains he discovered that both species were releasing the same love
species were releasing the same love
species were releasing the same love cocktail as humans but there was one big
cocktail as humans but there was one big
cocktail as humans but there was one big difference between the Volt species only
difference between the Volt species only
difference between the Volt species only the monogamous voles had sufficient
the monogamous voles had sufficient
the monogamous voles had sufficient brain hardware in the form of receptors
brain hardware in the form of receptors
brain hardware in the form of receptors that could soak up the bonding chemicals
that could soak up the bonding chemicals
that could soak up the bonding chemicals hormones like oxytocin and vasopressin
hormones like oxytocin and vasopressin
hormones like oxytocin and vasopressin can only act by binding to a receptor
can only act by binding to a receptor
can only act by binding to a receptor it’s sort of like a key in a lot well
it’s sort of like a key in a lot well
it’s sort of like a key in a lot well when we looked in the brain of the
when we looked in the brain of the
when we looked in the brain of the parade voles we found that these reward
parade voles we found that these reward
parade voles we found that these reward areas were loaded with oxytocin and
areas were loaded with oxytocin and
areas were loaded with oxytocin and vasopressin or sensors the promiscuous
vasopressin or sensors the promiscuous
vasopressin or sensors the promiscuous voles
voles
voles have fewer receptors and young suspects
have fewer receptors and young suspects
have fewer receptors and young suspects that could explain their free loving
that could explain their free loving
that could explain their free loving lifestyle
to investigate his theory young turn to
to investigate his theory young turn to a virus his plan was simple he injected
a virus his plan was simple he injected
a virus his plan was simple he injected a virus into the brain of a promiscuous
a virus into the brain of a promiscuous
a virus into the brain of a promiscuous foal the virus sliced into the voles DNA
foal the virus sliced into the voles DNA
foal the virus sliced into the voles DNA and inserted the instructions to create
and inserted the instructions to create
and inserted the instructions to create more receptors brain scan images
more receptors brain scan images
more receptors brain scan images revealed success but would the new
revealed success but would the new
revealed success but would the new receptors change behavior to find out
receptors change behavior to find out
receptors change behavior to find out young mated the virally altered vole
young mated the virally altered vole
young mated the virally altered vole with a female and then separated the
with a female and then separated the
with a female and then separated the couple next he tethered the mated female
couple next he tethered the mated female
couple next he tethered the mated female in a box
at the other end of the box he tied down
at the other end of the box he tied down a temptress and finally he introduced
a temptress and finally he introduced
a temptress and finally he introduced the virus injected vole would the male
the virus injected vole would the male
the virus injected vole would the male remember the days in the love nest or
remember the days in the love nest or
remember the days in the love nest or would he be back on the prowl
in an evolutionary flip-flop the virally
in an evolutionary flip-flop the virally altered vole returned to dote on his
altered vole returned to dote on his
altered vole returned to dote on his mate a virus that altered just one gene
mate a virus that altered just one gene
mate a virus that altered just one gene had dramatically changed their behavior
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