To more precisely investigate the workings of aromatase+ cells, a team in the UCSF laboratory of senior author Nirao Shah, MD, PhD, used genetic methods to selectively deplete these neurons in a ...

Kisspeptin in the posterodorsal medial amygdala modulates sexual partner preference and anxiety in male mice Daniel Adekunbi1,2,3, Xiaofeng LI1, Geffen Lass1, Olufeyi Adegoke2, ...

Specifically, the team identified these neurons in the posterodorsal medial area of the amygdala (MePD). This is an area strongly linked to the response to pheromones, ...

Stimulating such cells in three sites — the principal nucleus of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (denoted BNSTpr), the posterodorsal part of the medial amygdala (MeApd) and the ...

Embryonic transcription factor expression in mice predicts medial amygdala neuronal identity and sex-specific responses to innate behavioral cues. eLife, 2017; 6 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.21012; ...

The amygdala, an almond-sized and -shaped brain structure, has long been linked with a person's mental and emotional state. But thanks to scientific advances, researchers have recently grasped how ...

The amygdala, on the other hand, represents a much older region, often called the "reptilian brain," and it remains tied to primary social behaviors like parenting or dominance dynamics.

Neurons derived from two different types of precursor cells that later develop into neurons in the medial amygdala - one of the interconnected structures in the brain involved in emotion ...