Sensory systems: The yin and yang of cortical oxytocin.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Female mice can learn to respond to distress calls from young mice — an ability that has now been found to be improved through signalling by the hormone oxytocin in the left auditory cortex of the brain.