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A neural circuit for male sexual behavior and reward.
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Authors and funding
14 authors.
Daniel W BaylessDepartments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Chung-Ha O DavisStanford Neurosciences Graduate Program, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Renzhi YangDepartments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Yichao WeiDepartments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Vinicius Miessler de Andrade CarvalhoDepartments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Joseph R KnoedlerDepartments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Taehong YangDepartments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Oscar LivingstonDepartments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Akira LomvardasDepartments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Gabriela J MartinsAllen Institute for Neural Dynamics, Seattle, WA 98109.
Ana Mafalda VicenteAllen Institute for Neural Dynamics, Seattle, WA 98109; Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027.
Jun B DingDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Departments of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Liqun LuoDepartment of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Nirao M ShahDepartments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: nirao@stanford.edu.
Funding
Training Program in Basic NeuroscienceT32MH020016 · NIMH · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Justin L Gardner, Merritt C Maduke · 1997 to 2026
$16.2MCharacterization of Sexual Dimorphism in the BrainR01NS049488 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Nirao Mahesh Shah · 2005 to 2026
$8.7MMosaic Analysis with Double Markers in MiceR01NS050835 · NINDS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI LIQUN LUO · 2005 to 2026
$7.3MDopamine modulation of synaptic plasticity and integration in the striatumR01NS091144 · NINDS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Jun Ding · 2015 to 2026
$4.2MConnectivity, activity, and function of a hypothalamic pathway in female social behaviorsR01HD104565 · NICHD · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI DING, JUN, SHAH, NIRAO MAHESH · 2021 to 2025
$2.5MGenomic and neural circuit characterization of interoceptive experience-modulated female behavior in miceR01HD108363 · NICHD · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Nirao Mahesh Shah · 2023 to 2026
$2.5MNeuronal and genetic imprints of male mating experienceF32HD113431 · NICHD · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI YANG, RENZHI · 2023 to 2024
$131kNICHD NIH HHS F32 HD113431NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD104565NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD108363NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH020016NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS049488NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS050835NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS091144
Abstract
Male sexual behavior is innate and rewarding. Despite its centrality to reproduction, a molecularly specified neural circuit governing innate male sexual behavior and reward remains to be characterized. We have discovered a developmentally wired neural circuit necessary and sufficient for male mating. This circuit connects chemosensory input to BNSTpr
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Neural PathwaysSexual Behavior, AnimalAnimalsMaleMiceNeuronsRewardaggressionbed nucleus of stria terminalisBNSTbrain stimulation rewarddopaminedrivehypothalamic LTPhypothalamuslibidoLTPmale sexual behaviormatingmotivationPOApreoptic hypothalamusreinforcementrewardsocial behavior networksubstance PTac1Tacr1
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