Distinct preoptic-BST nuclei dissociate paternal and infanticidal behavior in mice

• Main Authors: Tsuneoka, Yousuke, Tokita, Kenichi, Yoshihara, Chihiro, Amano, Taiju, Esposito, Gianluca, Huang, Arthur J., Yu, Lily M. Y., Odaka, Yuri, Shinozuka, Kazutaka, McHugh, Thomas J ., Kuroda, Kumi O.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Fatherhood; Maternal behavior
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84964; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42040
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Paternal behavior is not innate but arises through social experience. After mating and becoming fathers, male mice change their behavior toward pups from infanticide to paternal care. However, the precise brain areas and circuit mechanisms connecting these social behaviors are largely unknown. Here...