We live in a world that is largely socially constructed, and we are constantly involved in and
fundamentally influenced by a broad array of complex social interactions. Social behaviors …

Transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) channels constitute a group of receptor-
operated calcium-permeable nonselective cation channels of the TRP superfamily. The …

INTRODUCTION A mechanistic understanding of brain function requires the identification of
distinct cell types in the brain at a molecular, spatial, and functional level. The preoptic …

Animal behaviours that are superficially similar can express different intents in different
contexts, but how this flexibility is achieved at the level of neural circuits is not understood …

Mice display robust, stereotyped behaviours towards pups: virgin males typically attack
pups, whereas virgin females and sexually experienced males and females display parental …

Social behaviors are crucial to all mammals. Although the prelimbic cortex (PL, part of
medial prefrontal cortex) has been implicated in social behavior, it is not clear which …

Sexual dimorphisms in the brain underlie behavioral sex differences, but the function of
individual sexually dimorphic neuronal populations is poorly understood. Neuronal sexual …

The medial amygdala (MeA) plays a critical role in processing species-and sex-specific
signals that trigger social and defensive behaviors. However, the principles by which this …

Five canonical tastes, bitter, sweet, umami (amino acid), salty, and sour (acid), are detected
by animals as diverse as fruit flies and humans, consistent with a near-universal drive to …

Goal-directed social behaviours such as mating and fighting are associated with scalable
and persistent internal states of emotion, motivation, arousal or drive. How those internal …