My Own Lab at Westlake University is OPEN! We are recruiting cool people at all levels NOW! By tinkering behaviors and neural circuits in distinct animal species (mouse, sugar glider, etc), we are exploring new ways of doing social neuroscience in vivo, in silico and at home!

The mechanics of how loneliness or instinctive social need is encoded in the brain are unclear. From @dulaclab.bsky.social and colleagues, first author @dingliu.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Is social connection a basic need like food, water? — Harvard Gazette

New research exploring the neurological basis behind the urge to be with other people suggests touch is an important factor.

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The dataset is massive: 200,000 cells and ~150 cell types, ~25% of which have known behavioral annotations thanks to previous work by many labs, such as @dulaclab.bsky.social work on parenting or social drive (recently published by @dingliu.bsky.social). Maybe you can spot your favorite cell type!

Delighted to share our new work just out today, led by terrific postdoc in the lab @harriskaplan.bsky.social: the development of instinct at the single cell level. Thread to follow shortly www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Harvard_MCB@harvardmcb.bsky.social · last yr.

The Development of Instincts at the Single Cell Level #Science #Neuro 🧠🧪🧬 www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @dulaclab.bsky.social @harriskaplan.bsky.social @blogeman.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social

Dulac Lab Identifies “Loneliness” Neurons in the Hypothalamus 🧠🧪🤖💡 #Science #Neuron www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @dingliu.bsky.social @blogeman.bsky.social @dulaclab.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @rachellegaudet.bsky.social

Dulac Lab Identifies “Loneliness” Neurons in the Hypothalamus - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology

Loneliness is encoded in the brain in a way that closely resembles the neural architectures governing drives like thirst and hunger, researchers from the Dulac Lab report. A […]

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In our new paper @dulaclab.bsky.social, we investigated a fundamental question in social neuroscience: the origin of "sociality" (the need of being together) at the levels of behavior, neuron type, neural circuit and sensory modulation. (Detailed digest below) (1/7) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Is social connection a basic need like food, water? — Harvard Gazette

New research exploring the neurological basis behind the urge to be with other people suggests touch is an important factor.

news.harvard.edu

Our paper @dulaclab.bsky.social on social homeostasis is online today! We characterized “social rebound” behavior after social isolation in multiple mouse strains and revealed its neural basis. Intriguingly, soft touch plays a key role in satisfying social need! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Nice story on fabulous new work from @dingliu.bsky.social in my lab, just out today!...

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · last yr.

Two dueling sets of hypothalamic neurons—one that responds to isolation and one to reunion—help maintain a mouse's social homeostasis, a new study reveals. By @avaskham.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/social-behav...