Like only about 5% of all mammal species, prairie voles can form long-term bonds with a partner. CU Boulder neuroscientist Zoe Donaldson shares what these critters can teach us about love.

The biological signature of desire of being with the one we love results in a rush of dopamine that can light up the brain.

What are the most romantic animals? To answer that, we may think of animals that mate for life, but animals in love go beyond ...

A fuzzy little prairie vole has lead researchers from the University of Texas at Austin to find answers on how to find lasting relationships.

Researchers make the case that prairie voles, small rodents that are found throughout the central United States and Canada, can be effectively used as animal models to further the study of ...

Prairie voles born via C-section can't bond: Is birth key to how we love and relate? With their short round ears, seedlike black eyes and snout-to-tail brown coats, prairie voles might rank ...

A team of researchers including Steven Phelps at The University of Texas at Austin has created the first brain-wide map of regions that are active in prairie voles during mating and pair bonding.

Prairie voles are rodents native to the midwest United States. They’re around 5 inches long — an inch or 2 longer than your average house mouse — and they live for about a year and a half.

In a recent study of prairie voles, researchers found that oxytocin — long thought to play a vital role in social attachment — is not necessary for this behavior and saw that the rodents still ...

Prairie voles form monogamous, long-term pairs, where both rodents raise their young pups. These strong bonds are the reason why much of the science of social bonds comes from prairie vole studies.

The prairie voles who had their oxytocin receptors removed could still give birth, nurse, and bond with their young. But, there was a major difference in weight between the voles with oxytocin ...

Using cutting-edge gene editing technology researchers have engineered prairie voles with no oxytocin receptors. These notoriously monogamous mammals were thought to rely on oxytocin to form ...