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ArticleNature2026

The neural mechanisms supporting the rise and fall of maternal aggression.

Takashi Yamaguchi, Rongzhen Yan, Mashrur Khan, Sota Kuno, Kanishk Tewatia, Takuya Osakada, Srinivas Parthasarathy, Michael E Pacold, Nirao M Shah, Dayu Lin

Abstract read
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Article in Nature, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Neural circuits for mammalian parental behaviour.Nature reviews. Neuroscience · 2026
    Review
  2. Article
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  4. Neural basis of social hierarchy across species.Nature reviews. Neuroscience · 2026
    Review
  5. Article
  6. The hormonal and neural control of maternal aggression.Current opinion in neurobiology · 2026
    Review
  7. Sexual Dimorphism in c-Fos Networks Governing Aggression.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
    Article
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Takashi Yamaguchi *Institute of Translational Neuroscience, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. Takashi.Yamaguchi@nyulangone.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5153-940X
Rongzhen Yan *Institute of Translational Neuroscience, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8390-5734
Mashrur KhanInstitute of Translational Neuroscience, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Sota KunoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6431-4437
Kanishk TewatiaInstitute of Translational Neuroscience, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Takuya OsakadaInstitute of Translational Neuroscience, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Srinivas ParthasarathyDepartments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Michael E PacoldDepartment of Radiation Oncology, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3688-2378
Nirao M ShahDepartments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0152-467X
Dayu LinInstitute of Translational Neuroscience, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. Dayu.Lin@nyulangone.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2006-0791

Funding

U19 Supplement 2023-FroemkeU19NS107616 · NINDS · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI RICHARD W TSIEN · 2018 to 2026
$36.4M
Characterization of Sexual Dimorphism in the BrainR01NS049488 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Nirao Mahesh Shah · 2005 to 2026
$8.7M
Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related ResearchR01MH101377 · NIMH · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Dayu Lin · 2013 to 2026
$8.6M
The Neural Mechanisms of Winner and Loser EffectR01MH124927 · NIMH · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Dayu Lin · 2022 to 2026
$3.1M
Genomic and neural circuit characterization of interoceptive experience-modulated female behavior in miceR01HD108363 · NICHD · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Nirao Mahesh Shah · 2023 to 2026
$2.5M
Investigate the Neural Circuits of Infant-Directed BehaviorsR01HD116127 · NICHD · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Dayu Lin · 2024 to 2026
$2.1M
Cellular Adaptations to Nutrient-Limited Metabolic MicroenvironmentsR35GM147119 · NIGMS · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Michael Edward Pacold · 2022 to 2026
$2.1M
Functional dissection of a molecularly identified female-specific neural pathway in miceR01HD109519 · NICHD · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI SHAH, NIRAO MAHESH · 2022 to 2025
$1.8M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD108363NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD109519NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD116127NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM147119NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH101377NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH124927NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS049488NINDS NIH HHS U19 NS107616
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Maternal aggression enables lactating females to protect their vulnerable young

Indexed as

AggressionMaternal BehaviorNeuronsAmygdalaAnimalsEstrogen Receptor alphaFemaleLactationMaleMiceNeural PathwaysNeuronal PlasticityOptogeneticsOxytocinReceptors, Neuropeptide YReceptors, OxytocinEstrogen Receptor alphaOxytocinReceptors, Neuropeptide YReceptors, Oxytocin

Identifiers

PMID41986710
PMCPMC13135462

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