Communal nesting

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Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China and 1 more

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Outcomes

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Astrocyte density

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Communal nesting decreases astrocyte density in mice.
“reduced densities of microglia and astrocytes”
Animalspostnatal day 2-9dorsal hippocampusmales
Early-life social enrichment induces divergent cognitive-emotional aging along with dorsal hippocampal VGluT1 and glial alterations
Neurobiology of aging26 May 2026

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Microglia density

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Communal nesting decreases microglia density in mice.
“reduced densities of microglia and astrocytes”
Animalspostnatal day 2-9dorsal hippocampusmales
Early-life social enrichment induces divergent cognitive-emotional aging along with dorsal hippocampal VGluT1 and glial alterations
Neurobiology of aging26 May 2026

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VGluT1 immunoreactivity

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Communal nesting increases VGluT1 immunoreactivity in mice.
“elevated vesicular glutamate transporter-1 (VGluT1) immunoreactivity”
Animalspostnatal day 2-9dorsal hippocampusmales
Early-life social enrichment induces divergent cognitive-emotional aging along with dorsal hippocampal VGluT1 and glial alterations
Neurobiology of aging26 May 2026

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Anxiety-like behaviors

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Communal nesting increases anxiety-like behaviors in mice.
“exhibited elevated anxiety-like behaviors”
Animalspostnatal day 2-9males
Early-life social enrichment induces divergent cognitive-emotional aging along with dorsal hippocampal VGluT1 and glial alterations
Neurobiology of aging26 May 2026

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