JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli researchers have discovered that the protein oxytocin plays a key role in how young brains respond to parental separation, helping shape emotional development from a very early age, the Weizmann Institute of Science said in a statement on Wednesday.
In a new study, published in Science, the researchers developed a noninvasive method to silence specific brain cells in mouse pups without disturbing their natural behavior.
