Concerted but segregated actions of oxytocin and vasopressin within the ventral and dorsal lateral septum determine female aggression
Vinícius Elias de Moura Oliveira, Michael Lukas, Hannah Nora Wolf, Elisa Durante, Alexandra Lorenz, Anna-Lena Mayer, Anna Bludau, Oliver J. Bosch, Valery Grinevich, Veronica Egger, Trynke R. De Jong A, Inga D. Neumann
This study investigates the role of oxytocin and vasopressin in female aggression using a rat model, finding that increased oxytocin in the ventral lateral septum and decreased vasopressin in the dorsal lateral septum are required for aggression.
Nature Communications · May 18, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience