Newly discovered brain cells explain a prosocial effect of oxytocin

Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 11:20 in Biology & Nature

When activated by the ‘love hormone’ oxytocin, a class of star-shaped neurons (above) in the brain’s cortex encourages female mice to take an interest in males, but only when the females are in heat. More »

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