Sensory Detection by the Vomeronasal Organ Modulates Experience-Dependent Social Behaviors in Female Mice

Sensory Detection by the Vomeronasal Organ Modulates Experience-Dependent Social Behaviors in Female Mice

In mice, social behaviors are largely controlled by the olfactory system. Pheromone detection induces naïve virgin females to retrieve isolated pups to the nest and to be sexually receptive to males, but social experience increases the performance of both types of innate behaviors. Whether animals a...

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Main Authors: Anne-Charlotte Trouillet, Chantal Moussu, Kevin Poissenot, Matthieu Keller, Lutz Birnbaumer, Trese Leinders-Zufall, Frank Zufall, Pablo Chamero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Subjects:
olfactory
Gαi2
maternal
lordosis
sex preference
kisspeptin
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncel.2021.638800/full

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