| AP | anteroposterior |
| CE | reference electrode |
| CH | the cohousing mice |
| DV | dorsoventral |
| LFP | local field potential |
| LMeA and RMeA | the left and right medial amygdala |
| LmPFC and RmPFC | the left and right medial prefrontal cortex |
| LSD | least significant difference |
| LVMH and RVMH | the left and right ventromedial hypothalamus |
| MeA | medial amygdala |
| ML | mediolateral |
| mPFC | medial prefrontal cortex |
| NA | not applicable |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PC | piriform cortex |
| PFA | paraformaldehyde |
| PFC | prefrontal cortex |
| SI | the socially isolated mice |
| VMH | ventromedial hypothalamus |
| VMHvl | ventrolateral subregion of VMH |