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·February 23, 2023·5 min read

Leptin Helps Hungry Mice Choose Sex Over Food

When their brains are stimulated with leptin, an appetite-suppressing hormone, hungry mice prioritize mating and interacting with mice of the opposite gender over eating.

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·August 25, 2021·4 min read

Brain Circuitry That Motivates Mating in Mice Identified

Study reveals the precise hypothalamic neurons associated with mating motivation in mice. The findings could lead to new treatments for psychiatric disorders which do not impact libido.

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·January 29, 2020·5 min read

Sex pheromone named after Jane Austen character alters brain in mouse courtship

Darcin, a sex pheromone named after Jane Austen's famous Mr. Darcy, alters cells in the brain's emotional center of female mice, giving them the power to assess sexual readiness and help with mate selection.

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·October 8, 2018·4 min read

Small Brained Female Guppies Are Not Drawn to Attractive Males

A new study reports female guppies with smaller brain mass can distinguish between attractive males, but do not find them more appealing or choose to mate with them over less attractive guppies. Researchers say the study sheds new light of the link between mate preference and cognitive ability.

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·June 29, 2018·4 min read

I Am Human, Hear Me Roar

According to a new study, humans can use nonverbal vocal cues, including roars, to judge the physical formidability of others.

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·April 17, 2017·3 min read

First Dancing, Then Mating in Songbirds

A new study reveals that dancing, not signing, is the primary sexual signal for Java sparrows.

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·November 16, 2016·3 min read

How the Brain Coordinates Copulation

Researchers have identified a neural pathway in male fruit flies that allows them to perform their complex mating ritual.

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·February 28, 2016·3 min read

The Couple That Sings Together Stays Together

Researchers find red backed fairy wrens who have strong duet responses with their partners have lower rates of cuckoldry.

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·February 4, 2016·3 min read

Fruit Flies Adjust Courtship Song Based on Distance

Researchers report male fruit flies can adjust the amplitude of his courtship song, depending on how far away the female is.

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·September 15, 2015·4 min read

The Evolutionary Benefit of Love

A new study reports zebra finches that were allowed to breed with their preferred partner achieved a 37 percent higher success rate in reproduction over pairs that were forced to mate.

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·September 12, 2015·5 min read

Neural Circuit in the Cricket Brain Detects the Rhythm of the Right Mating Call

Researchers have identifies a brain circuit that allows female crickets to automatically identify the chirps of males through rhythmic pulses in their mating calls.