Gonadal hormones contribute to the sexual differentiation of brain and behavior throughout
the lifespan, from initial neural patterning to “activation” of adult circuits. Sexual behavior is�…

The hormonal factors and neural circuitry that control copulation are similar across rodent
species, although there are differences in specific behavior patterns. Both estradiol (E) and�…

Publisher Summary This chapter summarizes the progress made in understanding how
hormones, the central nervous system, and the periphery interact to regulate male sexual�…

Oxytocinergic neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus that project to
extrahypothalamic brain areas and the lumbar spinal cord play an important role in the�…

Several studies have suggested dissociations between neural circuits underlying the
expression of appetitive (eg, courtship behavior) and consummatory components (ie�…

Testosterone is known to play an important role in the regulation of male‐type sexual and
aggressive behavior. As an aromatised metabolite of testosterone, estradiol‐induced�…

This review focuses on research on both the neural substrate of maternal responsiveness
and on the physiological, behavioral, and motivational adaptations to the maternal state. The�…

The role of hypocretin (orexin; hcrt/orx) neurons in regulation of arousal is well established.
Recently, hcrt/orx has been implicated in food reward and drug-seeking behavior. We report�…

Speech has long been thought of as a uniquely defining characteristic of humans. Yet song
birds, like humans, communicate using learned signals (song, speech) that are acquired�…

The medial preoptic area (MPOA) of the hypothalamus regulates maternal behavior, male
sexual behavior, and female sexual behavior. Functional neuroanatomical evidence�…