ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·September 22, 2020·3 min readA Neural Circuit for Detecting Male Pheromone Cues Relevant to Inter-Male AggressionResearchers have identified a novel neural circuit that detects male pheromone cues pertaining to inter-male aggression.Read More
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FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·January 29, 2020·5 min readSex pheromone named after Jane Austen character alters brain in mouse courtshipDarcin, 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 26, 2018·4 min readSubstance in Baby Tears Reduces Mom’s Interest in Sex: Mouse StudyESP22, a substance found in a baby's tears, makes female mice more likely to reject male sexual advances, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 12, 2017·4 min readSexually Aroused Male Flies Unable to Sleep after Close Encounters with FemalesIn fruit flies, the need to sleep is overridden by the need to mate, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 10, 2017·5 min readFirst Mutant Ants Shed Light on Evolution of Social BehaviorModifying genes essential for sensing pheromones in ants resulted in the insects' displaying deficiencies in social behaviors and reduced ability to survive within a colony.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 22, 2017·5 min readHow Pheromones Trigger Female Sexual BehaviorResearchers report on how male pheromones enhance sexual behavior in female mice.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·November 1, 2016·4 min readScientists Prove How Genetics Change Behavior by Studying Worms’ Foraging StrategiesA new study provides evidence that population density changes how individuals act.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 18, 2016·6 min readLong Term Exposure to Female Scent Changes Courtship Behavior in Male MiceResearchers report that by manipulating a male mouse's living conditions and exposing them to female scents for long periods of time, they lose neurons that detect pheromones and interest in wooing females.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 2, 2016·5 min readSexing The Brain: Does Your Brain Have a Sex?The human male and female brains have more in common than the media often reports, suggests Julia Gottwald.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 13, 2015·4 min readTracking the Neural Circuits Responsible for Driving Mate Choice in FliesA new study explores how a the neural circuitry of a fly assesses the sutability of a potential mate.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 7, 2015·3 min readNeural Circuit Responsible for Detecting Taste Pheromone in Fruit Fly IdentifiedAccording to a new study, researchers have identified the neural circuit in the brain of fruit flies which is responsible for detecting a taste pheromone.Read More
