Hypothalamic plasticity for alloparenting in male mice
Patrick T. O’Neill, Rongzhen Yan, Yifan Wang, Qian Wang, Luping Yin, Gaybchoe Lhamo, Dylan J Rhodes, Justin Little, Heping Cheng, Liangyi Chen, Shy Shoham, Xiaoke Chen, Dayu Lin
This study shows that repeated pup exposure converts virgin male mice to a parental state via calcitonin receptor-expressing neurons in the medial preoptic area.
bioRxiv · Oct 22, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience