There exists a reciprocal relationship between the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal (HPA)
and the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐gonadal (HPG) axes, wherein the activation of one affects …

Variation in maternal care can lead to divergent developmental trajectories in offspring with
implications for neuroendocrine function and behavioral phenotypes. Study of the long-term …

The science of genetics is undergoing a paradigm shift. Recent discoveries, including the
activity of retrotransposons, the extent of copy number variations, somatic and chromosomal …

Oxytocin (OT) is a nonapeptide with an impressive variety of physiological functions. Among
them, the 'prosocial'effects have been discussed in several recent reviews, but the direct …

The scientific community widely recognizes that “sex” is a complex category composed of
multiple physiologies. Yet in practice, basic scientific research often treats “sex” as a single …

Variation within mesolimbic dopamine (DA) pathways has significant implications for
behavioral responses to rewards, and previous studies have indicated long‐term …

The ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (VMH) influences a wide variety of
physiological responses. Here, using two distinct but complementary genetic tracing …

Key points• Adult glutamate NMDA receptor subunit 3A (GluN3A) knockout (KO) mice
showed slow locomotor activity, motor deficits and increased pain sensation.• Hippocampal …

Parental investment can be used as a forecast for the environmental conditions in which
offspring will develop to adulthood. In the rat, maternal behavior is transmitted to the next …

Neuronal interactions at the level of vagal, homeostatic, and hedonic circuitry work to
regulate the neuronal control of feeding. This integrative system appears to vary across sex …