Orbitofrontal cortex neurons facilitate alloparental behaviors in virgin female mice by modulating the dopamine system.

Neural circuits are composed of numerous neurons that perform diverse functions. Understanding the mechanisms of neural processing requires elucidating the connections among individual neurons. Rabies...

Goto et al. measure the pulsatile activity of the reproductive center in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus during puberty in female mice. They discover that food availability rapidly and bidirectionally modulates this pulsatile activity, partially through…

In mammals, lactation is essential for the health and growth of infants and supports the formation of the mother–infant bond. Breastfeeding is mediate…

The placebo effect can relieve pain by activating the brain’s pain inhibition system via endogenous opioidergic signals.

Using the power of Drosophila genetics, Oi et al. identified a nonsecretory antimicrobial peptide, Attacin-D, as an essential factor in inflammatory organ damage in the renal tubules. This study highlights a key player in inflammatory organ injury.

Abstract. Visualizing the subcellular localization of presynaptic proteins with fluorescent proteins is a powerful tool to dissect the genetic and molecula

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Microendoscopic imaging reveals dynamic changes in oxytocin neuron pulsatile activity across different stages of lactation.

How individual organs are specifically regulated by the sympathetic neurons at the cellular level remains not fully understood. Here, authors identify two molecularly distinct sympathetic pathways tha...

Water deprivation is a life-threatening condition that engages a protective physiological response to couple osmolyte retention with potentiation of thirst. This response, typical for most mammals, sa...

Life activities are supported by the intricate metabolic network that is fueled by nutrients. Nutritional and genetic studies in model organisms have determined that dietary restriction and certain mu...

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