The neural mechanisms and circuitry of the pair bond

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Nature Reviews Neuroscience

• Publication date

  2018-10-09

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1038/s41583-018-0072-6PMID 30301953PMCID PMC6283620
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