Parkinson’s disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and multiple system atrophy (MSA) are synucleinopathies characterized by the oligomerization and aggregation of α-synuclein into assemblies rich in cross-beta structure, which is a critical event in the pathogenesis of these diseases1,2...
In mammals, social behaviors develop beginning with mother-child-relationship, continuing with juvenile play followed by gender-specific social behavior of adults (Wolf and Sherman, 2008). The net benefits of sociality exceed the costs, e.g. social support by familiar conspecifics is a powerful ...