Researchers report significant changes in the expression of genes involved in neuronal remodeling in a forebrain region involved in higher-order cognition and perception in zebra finches after a single night of social isolation, suggesting that even short periods of social isolation can effect neurogenomic changes that may influence brain health and the processing and perception of experience.
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Article #18-20841: "Acute social isolation alters neurogenomic state in songbird forebrain," by Julia M. George et al.
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