Ioana and Robert join TWiN to discuss their work demonstrating that rodents acquire maternal behavior by social transmission from an experienced mother to a virgin female how to care for a litter via endogenous oxytocin.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Timothy Cheung

Guests: Ioana Carcea and Robert Froemke

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Links for this episode

• Oxytocin neurons and social transmission of behavior (Nature)
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Music is by Ronald Jenkees

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