A line attractor maintains aggressiveness during feeding in hangry mice
Jineun Kim, Aditya Nair, Nestor Coria, Sophia Huynh, Amit Vinograd, Jingyue Xu, Mengyu Liu, David J. Anderson
The paper shows that a line attractor in the hypothalamus modulates aggression in mice during feeding, with hunger enhancing aggressiveness but prolonged starvation reducing it.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2025 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition