Neural and Molecular Basis of Social Cognition

Individuals integrate information about their social and physical environment into adaptive behavioral responses, yet how the presence of different social partners and different sensory modalities contribute to these decisions and where in the brain this integration occurs is not well understood. We present male cichlid fish with sensory information in different social contexts and measure behavioral and hormonal responses along with induction of the immediate early gene c-Fos in candidate forebrain regions. We then investigate how different sensory cues are processed in a social context-specific manner as part of adaptive decision-making processes.

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