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Neural Contributions of the Hypothalamus to Parental Behaviour

Parental behaviour is a comprehensive set of neural responses to social cues. The neural circuits that govern parental behaviour reside in several putative nuclei in the brain. Melanin concentrating hormone (MCH), a neuromodulator that integrates physiological functions, has been confirmed to be inv...

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Autor principal: Orikasa, Chitose
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8268030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34209728
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22136998
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description Parental behaviour is a comprehensive set of neural responses to social cues. The neural circuits that govern parental behaviour reside in several putative nuclei in the brain. Melanin concentrating hormone (MCH), a neuromodulator that integrates physiological functions, has been confirmed to be involved in parental behaviour, particularly in crouching behaviour during nursing. Abolishing MCH neurons in innate MCH knockout males promotes infanticide in virgin male mice. To understand the mechanism and function of neural networks underlying parental care and aggression against pups, it is essential to understand the basic organisation and function of the involved nuclei. This review presents newly discovered aspects of neural circuits within the hypothalamus that regulate parental behaviours.
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spelling pubmed-82680302021-07-10 Neural Contributions of the Hypothalamus to Parental Behaviour Orikasa, Chitose Int J Mol Sci Review Parental behaviour is a comprehensive set of neural responses to social cues. The neural circuits that govern parental behaviour reside in several putative nuclei in the brain. Melanin concentrating hormone (MCH), a neuromodulator that integrates physiological functions, has been confirmed to be involved in parental behaviour, particularly in crouching behaviour during nursing. Abolishing MCH neurons in innate MCH knockout males promotes infanticide in virgin male mice. To understand the mechanism and function of neural networks underlying parental care and aggression against pups, it is essential to understand the basic organisation and function of the involved nuclei. This review presents newly discovered aspects of neural circuits within the hypothalamus that regulate parental behaviours. MDPI 2021-06-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8268030/ /pubmed/34209728 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22136998 Text en © 2021 by the author. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_short Neural Contributions of the Hypothalamus to Parental Behaviour
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8268030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34209728
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22136998
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