Daily release of glucocorticoids depends on coordination between the clock gene and activity rhythms of neurons within two parts of the hypothalamus.
Mouse mothers gathering their pups train female mice without pups to perform the same behavior. In virgin mice, observing the mother mouse take care of her pups stimulates oxytocin production, biologically shaping them for maternal behavior.
Researchers report a protein that mediates dysregulation of the HPA axis may induce postpartum disorder in some new moms.
Findings may lead to better diagnosis and treatment for disorders related to chronic stress.
Researchers use optogenetics to tweak neural circuitry and enhance social memory in mice.
Researchers discover neural circuitry which promotes stress induced anxiety.
Researchers have shown stress on preadolesecent and adult male mice induced an epigenetic mark in their sperm which reprogrammed their offspring's HPA axis, a region the the brain which governs stress response.
