NYU Langone Health: Brain Cell Types Identified That May Push Males to Fight & Have Sex
July 28, 2020
July 28, 2020
NEW YORK, July 28 -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release:
Two groups of nerve cells may serve as "on-off switches" for male mating and aggression, suggests a new study in rodents. These neurons appear to send signals between two parts of the brain--the back tip, or posterior, of the amygdala and the hypothalamus--that together regulate emotions including fear, anxiety, and aggression.
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Two groups of nerve cells may serve as "on-off switches" for male mating and aggression, suggests a new study in rodents. These neurons appear to send signals between two parts of the brain--the back tip, or posterior, of the amygdala and the hypothalamus--that together regulate emotions including fear, anxiety, and aggression.
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