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. 2023 Apr 5;111(7):917-919.
doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.03.003.

Hush little baby, don't you cry: How aversion to infant distress calls drives caregiving

Ilaria Carta  1 , Anita E Autry  2
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Hush little baby, don't you cry: How aversion to infant distress calls drives caregiving

Ilaria Carta et al. Neuron. .
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Abstract

Historically associated with aversion, the lateral habenula has a poorly characterized role in parenting. In this issue of Neuron, Lecca and colleagues1 show that these seemingly opposing roles converge in a subnucleus where aversion to pup cries may drive motivation for caregiving.

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