PVN-mPFC OT projections modulates pup-directed pup care or attacking in virgin mandarin voles
Lu Li, Yin Li, Caihong Huang, Wenjuan Hou, Zijian Lv, Lizi Zhang, Yishan Qu, Yahan Sun, Kaizhe Huang, Xiao Han, Zhixiong He, Fadao Tai
This study investigates how oxytocin (OT) neurons in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and their projections to the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) modulate pup care or infanticide in virgin mandarin voles.
bioRxiv · Mar 6, 2024Neuroscience