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Social support from the immune system

Nature Reviews Neuroscience volume 17, page 535 (2016)Cite this article

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An intriguing new study suggests that a key immune signalling pathway may regulate behavioural responses. Jonathan Kipnis and colleagues show that interferon-γ (IFNγ) acts on inhibitory neurons in the brain to regulate neuronal connectivity and social behaviour in mice.

“a role for IFNγ in regulating social behaviour”

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  1. Filiano, A. J. et al. Unexpected role of interferon in regulating neuronal connectivity and social behaviour. Nature http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature18626 (2016)

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    Yvonne Bordon

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Bordon, Y. Social support from the immune system. Nat Rev Neurosci 17, 535 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn.2016.112

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