Open AccessEffects of Alcohol Consumption on Pair Bond Maintenance and Potential Neural Substrates in Female Prairie Voles
Author(s) -
André T. Walcott,
Andrey E. Ryabinin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
alcohol and alcoholism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1464-3502
pISSN - 0735-0414
DOI - 10.1093/alcalc/agz041
Subject(s) - prairie vole , pair bond , microtus , alcohol , licking , arvicolinae , oxytocin , cohabitation , psychology , endocrinology , alcohol consumption , vole , zoology , medicine , biology , environmental health , population , biochemistry , political science , law
Discordant heavy alcohol use is a risk factor for disruption of intimate partner relationships. Modeling these relationships in prairie voles indicates that biological effects of alcohol can contribute to this risk. In particular, alcohol consumption disrupted an established preference for a female partner in male prairie voles if the partner was drinking water, but not if the partner was drinking alcohol. The current study investigated the effects of alcohol consumption on pair bonds in female prairie voles.