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. 2018 Jun;41(6):334-336.
doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2018.04.003. Epub 2018 Apr 21.

Circuit Architecture Underlying Distinct Components of Parental Care

Eva K Fischer  1 , Lauren A O'Connell  2
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Circuit Architecture Underlying Distinct Components of Parental Care

Eva K Fischer et al. Trends Neurosci. 2018 Jun.

Abstract

Parental care is a key evolutionary innovation that influences the fitness of parents and offspring. How the brain coordinates such a complex behavior remains poorly understood. Kohl and colleagues recently uncovered the organizational principles of hypothalamic galanin neurons and their connections in mice. Their findings revealed a striking picture in which discrete neuronal pools control distinct aspects of parental behavior.

Keywords: evolutionary neuroscience; galanin; neural circuits; parental care.

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    Kohl J, Babayan BM, Rubinstein ND, Autry AE, Marin-Rodriguez B, Kapoor V, Miyamishi K, Zweifel LS, Luo L, Uchida N, Dulac C. Kohl J, et al. Nature. 2018 Apr;556(7701):326-331. doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0027-0. Epub 2018 Apr 11. Nature. 2018. PMID: 29643503 Free PMC article.

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