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Sex and violence linked in the brain

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Cells lurking deep in the mouse hypothalamus help determine whether it fights or mates.

Sex and violence are intertwined in mice. A tiny patch of cells buried deep within a male's brain determines whether it fights or mates, and there is good reason to believe humans possess a similar circuit.

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  1. Lin, D. et al. Nature 470, 221-226 (2011).

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Callaway, E. Sex and violence linked in the brain. Nature (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2011.82

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