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 …

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 …

During pregnancy, physiological adaptations prepare the female body for the challenges of
motherhood. Becoming a parent also requires behavioral adaptations. Such adaptations …

Neural substrates of wakefulness, rapid eye movement sleep (REMS), and non-REMS
(NREMS) in the mammalian hypothalamus overlap both anatomically and functionally with …

The adult brain can flexibly adapt behaviors to specific life-stage demands. For example,
while sexually naive male mice are aggressive to the conspecific young, they start to provide …

The lateral septum (LS) has been implicated in the regulation of locomotion. Nevertheless,
the neurons synchronizing LS activity with the brain's clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus …

Parental care is critical for successful reproduction in mammals. Recent work has implicated
the hormone prolactin in regulating male parental behavior, similar to its established role in …

The nervous system coordinates various motivated behaviors such as feeding, drinking, and
escape to promote survival and evolutionary fitness. Although the precise behavioral …

Parental care plays a crucial role in the physical and mental well-being of mammalian
offspring. Although sexually naïve male mice, as well as certain strains of female mice …

While recent studies have uncovered dedicated neural pathways mediating the positive
control of parenting, the regulation of infant-directed aggression and how it relates to adult …