Ethotransmission: communication of emotional states through ultrasonic vocalization in rats

Highlights ► The ascending mesolimbic cholinergic system initiates negative emotional state. ► The ascending mesolimbic dopaminergic system initiates positive emotional state. ► The negative and positive states are signaled by 22 kHz and 50 kHz vocalizations. ► State-specific vocalizations can chang...

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Published in:Current opinion in neurobiology 2013-06, Vol.23 (3), p.310-317
Main Author: Brudzynski, Stefan M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Behavior, Animal - physiology
Brain
Brain - physiology
Emotions - physiology
Neurology
Psychiatry
Rats
Social Behavior
Vocalization, Animal - physiology
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Summary:Highlights ► The ascending mesolimbic cholinergic system initiates negative emotional state. ► The ascending mesolimbic dopaminergic system initiates positive emotional state. ► The negative and positive states are signaled by 22 kHz and 50 kHz vocalizations. ► State-specific vocalizations can change emotional state of the recipients. ► Species-specific signals changing state of recipients are ethotransmitters.
ISSN:0959-4388
1873-6882
DOI:10.1016/j.conb.2013.01.014