title: Social cognition in the rodent: nothing to be sniffed at.
abstract: The rat is emerging as a powerful model for studying cognition and its neural bases. Extending this work to the social domain requires understanding better how rats transmit and interpret social information. A recent study highlights a novel role for sniffing as a channel for such social communication.
authors.affiliation: Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Av. Brasília s/n, 1400-038 Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Scott M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rennie
authors.forename: Marta M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Moita
authors.forename: Zachary F
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Mainen
mesh_terms: D000819:Animal Communication; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006608:Hierarchy, Social; D001239:Inhalation / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D012919:Social Behavior