Neurotransmitters linked to mating behavior are shared by mammals and worms
Friday, October 26, 2012 - 08:31
in Biology & Nature
When it comes to sex, animals of all shapes and sizes tend behave in predictable ways. There may be a chemical reason for that. New research from Rockefeller University has shown that chemicals in the brain—neuropeptides known as vasopressin and oxytocin—play a role in coordinating mating and reproductive behavior in animals ranging from humans to fish to invertebrates.