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Mice Study Reveals Brain's Role in Social Resilience

3/21/2026

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The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) study shows social groups function as unified systems, illustrating collective resilience in mice huddling for warmth.
The prefrontal cortex tracks both personal and social choices in the studied mice.
Silencing this brain region in some mice caused groupmates to increase activity to maintain stable huddle time and body temperature.

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Story summary

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) study shows social groups function as unified systems, illustrating collective resilience in mice huddling for warmth.
The prefrontal cortex tracks both personal and social choices in the studied mice.
Silencing this brain region in some mice caused groupmates to increase activity to maintain stable huddle time and body temperature.