Aggression is a social behavior essential for securing resources and defending oneself and
family. Thanks to its indispensable function in competition and thus survival, aggression …

Sexual, parental, and aggressive behaviors are central to the reproductive success of
individuals and species survival and thus are supported by hardwired neural circuits. The …

Sex hormones exert a profound influence on gendered behaviors. How individual sex
hormone-responsive neuronal populations regulate diverse sex-typical behaviors is unclear …

Social behaviors, such as mating, fighting, and parenting, are fundamental for survival of any
vertebrate species. All members of a species express social behaviors in a stereotypical and …

Transient neuromodulation can have long-lasting effects on neural circuits and motivational
states,,–. Here we examine the dopaminergic mechanisms that underlie mating drive and its …

The medial amygdala (MeA) is critical for the expression of a broad range of social
behaviors, and is also connected to many other brain regions that mediate those same …

Animals must set behavioural priority in a context-dependent manner and switch from one
behaviour to another at the appropriate moment,–. Here we probe the molecular and …

Aggression is costly and requires tight regulation. Here we identify the projection from
estrogen receptor alpha-expressing cells in the caudal part of the medial preoptic area …

Sexual and aggressive behaviors are vital for species survival and individual reproductive
success. Although many limbic regions have been found relevant to these behaviors, how …

Gonadal hormones contribute to the sexual differentiation of brain and behavior throughout
the lifespan, from initial neural patterning to “activation” of adult circuits. Sexual behavior is …