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.
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.
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.
According to a new study, humans can use nonverbal vocal cues, including roars, to judge the physical formidability of others.
A new study reveals that dancing, not signing, is the primary sexual signal for Java sparrows.
Researchers have identified a neural pathway in male fruit flies that allows them to perform their complex mating ritual.
Researchers find red backed fairy wrens who have strong duet responses with their partners have lower rates of cuckoldry.
Researchers report male fruit flies can adjust the amplitude of his courtship song, depending on how far away the female is.
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.
Researchers have identifies a brain circuit that allows female crickets to automatically identify the chirps of males through rhythmic pulses in their mating calls.
Discovery could lead to advances in understanding autism and deficits that may exist in the neural circuitry which underlie social communication.
A new study explores how a the neural circuitry of a fly assesses the sutability of a potential mate.
