Approach and avoidance of positive negative social cues are fundamental to prevent isolation ensure survival. High trait anxiety is characterized by an situations extensive a risk factor for the development disorder (SAD). Therefore, experimental methods assess behavior in humans essential. The conditioned place preference (SCPP) paradigm well-established animal research that used objectively i...

Mammalian social relationships, such as mother-offspring attachments and pair bonds, can directly affect reproductive output. However, conspecifics approach one another in a comparatively broad range of contexts, so conceivably there are motivations for social congregation other than those underlying reproduction, parental care or territoriality. Here, we show that reward mediated by social con...