A study by Wei et al.in Science identified a unique sexual binary neural circuit encoding a sexual preference switch,known as the ventral tegmental area dopaminergic(VTADA)circuit,which exhibits a preference for femal...A study by Wei et al.in Science identified a unique sexual binary neural circuit encoding a sexual preference switch,known as the ventral tegmental area dopaminergic(VTADA)circuit,which exhibits a preference for female social interactions among both sex mice,but switches to male preferences when confronted with survival threats(Fig.1).展开更多
基金supported by Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Support Program(Grant number QKH[2025]148)National Science and Technology Major Project(2024ZD0529701)+4 种基金Guizhou Provincial Basic Research Program Natural Science(Grant number ZK[2022]254)fund from Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital.This study was also funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.82470005)National Key Research Project of MOST(2023YFA0915000)fund of the Affiliated Xiangshan Hospital of Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou Institute University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘A study by Wei et al.in Science identified a unique sexual binary neural circuit encoding a sexual preference switch,known as the ventral tegmental area dopaminergic(VTADA)circuit,which exhibits a preference for female social interactions among both sex mice,but switches to male preferences when confronted with survival threats(Fig.1).