Topic: vasopressin neurons

Mating behavior plays a pivotal role in the survival and perpetuation of animal species. Vasopressin modulates social communication, social investigation, territorial behavior, and aggression, predominantly in males. Recently, knockdown or pharmacological manipulations of the vasopressin system impaired both courtship behaviors and success rates in fish. However, in contrast to its structurally and functionally similar peptide oxytocin, our knowledge of the roles of vasopressin neurons on mating behaviors remains very few and remains further elucidated. Nevertheless, the methodological approac