Post-ejaculatory Inhibition of Female Sexual Drive via Heterogeneous Neuronal Ensembles in the Medial Preoptic Area
Kentaro K. Ishii, Koichi Hashikawa, Jane Chea, Shihan Yin, Rebecca Erin Fox, Suyang Kan, Meha Shah, Zhe Charles Zhou, Jovana S. Navarrete, Alexandria D. Murry, Eric R Szelenyi, Sam A. Golden, Garret D. Stuber
The paper shows that male ejaculation reduces female sexual motivation by activating specific inhibitory neurons in the medial preoptic area of mice.
eLife · Mar 5, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience