Understanding the mechanisms underpinning complex sociality

该项目旨在研究脊椎动物复杂社会系统形成的潜在机制。我们对这些机制的理解严重偏向于少数几个模型系统。为此，我们确定了一种具有广泛社会性的新颖的澳大利亚模式体系。这个项目希望在社会组织过程中产生关于社会环境如何与大脑相互作用的新知识。预期成果包括通过国际合作和研究生培训完善社会理论和能力建设。这项工作将通过增加我们对大脑和社会环境如何相互作用来缓和攻击性和加强社会联系的理解，提供显著的好处。

This project aims to investigate the mechanisms underlying the formation of complex social systems in vertebrates. Our understanding of these mechanisms is strongly biased towards a few model systems. We have identified a novel Australian model system with a wide range of sociality for this purpose. This project expects to generate new knowledge on how the social environment interacts with the brain during social organisation. Expected outcomes include the refinement of social theory and capacity building via international collaboration and postgraduate training. This work will provide significant benefits by increasing our understanding of how the brain and social environment interact to moderate aggression and enhance social associations.