Mouse study identifies brain region that can prevent aggressive social behavior and induce pro-social behavior
Neural activity in the cortical amygdala determines whether mice engage in aggressive or pro-social behavior, according to a ...
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Mouse Central Amygdala (IMAGE)
A cross-section of a mouse brain. The area highlighted red is the midbrain dopamine region that neuroscientists believe controls reward learning. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...
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Neurons in amygdala found to regulate social behavior with strangers
These neurons, which are located in the central nucleus of the amygdala, express a receptor ... the overexpression of the human NPBWR1 gene in mouse NPBWR1 neurons prevented the typical increase ...