Control of intermale aggression by medial prefrontal cortex activation in the mouse.

Aggressive behavior is widely observed throughout the animal kingdom because of its adaptiveness for social animals. However, when aggressive behavior exceeds the species-typical level, it is no longer adaptive, so there should be a mechanism to control excessive aggression to keep it within the ada...

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Main Authors: Aki Takahashi, Kazuki Nagayasu, Naoya Nishitani, Shuji Kaneko, Tsuyoshi Koide
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3989250?pdf=render