Urocortin-3: A signaling molecule for making friends

Wednesday, July 20, 2016 - 11:31 in Biology & Nature

Meeting new people can be both stressful and rewarding. Research at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, reported today in Nature Neuroscience, suggests that a molecule involved in regulating stress in the brain may also help determine how willing we are to leave the safety of our social group and strike up new relationships. In […]

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