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What animal hormones teach us about human health
Monogamy—vole style
What does love—or at least monogamy—have to do with autism, schizophrenia, and other conditions with deficits in social awareness and attachment? A Yerkes researcher believes his quirky little prairie voles hold some answers.
Pass the Ben and Jerry’s
Living at the bottom of the colony’s social hierarchy, the somewhat scrawny female monkeys were always stressed. What they did when Yerkes researchers replaced monkey chow with high-fat, high-sugar foods—and how they behaved when the yummy stuff was taken away—may offer clues as to why people overeat.
What women want
Sigmund Freud complained that he couldn’t figure it out. But when it comes to when to have sex or other matters, a Yerkes neuroendocrinologist knows what gets females’ interest.
