State-dependent responses to sex pheromones in mouse

Highlights • The same pheromone can evoke different behaviors in different recipients. • State-dependent control of pheromone responses occurs in both the periphery and brain. • Hormones and experience sculpt pheromone responses in the limbic system.

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Published in:Current opinion in neurobiology 2016-06, Vol.38, p.74-79
Main Authors: Stowers, Lisa, Liberles, Stephen D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amygdala - physiology
Animals
Mice
Neurology
Psychiatry
Sensory Receptor Cells - physiology
Sex Attractants - physiology
Sex Factors
Vomeronasal Organ - physiology
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Summary:Highlights • The same pheromone can evoke different behaviors in different recipients. • State-dependent control of pheromone responses occurs in both the periphery and brain. • Hormones and experience sculpt pheromone responses in the limbic system.
ISSN:0959-4388
1873-6882
DOI:10.1016/j.conb.2016.04.001