Todd et al. recently demonstrated that aggression propensity exhibits a circadian
pattern, with a peak in the evening, and this daily variability is directly modulated
by a circuit of hypothalamic nodes, mediated by GABAergic subparaventricular zone
(SPZGABA) transmission [
[1]
].- Todd W.D.
- Fenselau H.
- Wang J.L.
- Zhang R.
- Machado N.L.
- Venner A.
- et al.
A hypothalamic circuit for the circadian control of aggression.
Nat Neurosci. 2018 Apr 9; ([Epub ahead of print])https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-018-0126-0
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Published online: May 10, 2018
Accepted:
May 9,
2018
Received:
May 9,
2018
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