Hardwired to attack: Transcriptionally defined amygdala subpopulations play distinct roles in innate social behaviors.
Julieta E. Lischinsky, Luping Yin, Chenxi Shi, Nandkishore Prakash, Jared Burke, Govind Shekaran, Maria Grba, Joshua G. Corbin, Dayu Lin
The paper identifies two distinct amygdala cell populations in male mice with different roles in social behavior, showing that MeAFoxp2 cells are specialized for male conspecific cues and aggression, while MeADbx1 cells respond broadly to social cues.
Nature Neuroscience · Nov 9, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience