Thursday 22 June 2017

How pheromones trigger female sexual behavior

(University of Tokyo) A study by a group of Japanese scientists showed how a male pheromone in mice enhances sexual behaviors in females -- and how it may enhance a different behavior, aggression, in males -- by identifying distinct neural circuits and neurons that generate a particular behavioral response to specific chemical signals. The findings point to a model for further investigating how sex-specific innate behaviors in living things are controlled.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2rGInIb

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