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 …

Care of infants is a hallmark of mammals. Whereas parental care by mothers is obligatory for
offspring survival in virtually all mammals, fathers provide care for their offspring in only an …

In many species, including mice, female animals show markedly different pup-directed
behaviours based on their reproductive state,. Naive wild female mice often kill pups, while …

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 …

Decades of studies have revealed molecular and neural circuit bases for body weight
homeostasis. Neural hormone oxytocin (Oxt) has received attention in this context because it …

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 …

In recent decades, human fathers across the globe have shown a substantial increase in
their engagement in paternal caregiving behaviors. Despite the growing interest, the precise …

Both rodents and primates have evolved to orchestrate food intake to maintain thermal
homeostasis in coping with ambient temperature challenges. However, the mechanisms …

The amygdalohippocampal transition area (AHi) has emerged as a critical nucleus of
sociosexual behaviors such as mating, parenting, and aggression. The AHi has been …

Adaptability to ethologically relevant cues is fundamental for social interactions. As such,
reproductive success relies on the ability of an animal to transition between parental and …