Mice are given a choice between the two levers, but no outcomes are delivered. Credit: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.11.011 ...

Silencing the Cacna1h+ neurons in male mice spiked their interest in female mice, and they were quicker to try to mate with them. And activating the neurons suppressed male sexual behaviors.

Artistic rendering of mouse bait-and-switch. Male mice, subjected to agonistic interactions, escape and avoid conflict by exploiting nearby females to divert the attention of the pursuing ...

Early life stress (ELS) can have long-lasting effects on mental health, increasing the risk of developing anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Importantly, women are ...

The researchers' findings, published on October 15 th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, show that male mice deescalate aggressive encounters by running over to a female mouse to distract ...

Male and female mice both prefer social interaction with female mice under normal conditions, but both switch to preferring males when their survival is threatened, according to a new study by ...

During a fight between two male mice, one will often run to a female mouse to distract their aggressor, a bait-and-switch strategy that could help abate social conflicts By Jeremy Hsu 15 October 2024 ...