“By short-circuiting the sensory organ that detects the chemical cues mice use to attract mates, a team of…researchers has prompted female mice to behave like male mice in the throes of courtship.

The finding…suggests that the neural circuits that govern gender-specific behaviors, such as aggression and courtship, are similar in the male and female brain. According to the new study, the sexual behaviors of female mice, at least, are ruled by a pheromone-detecting organ that engages a neural circuit that determines whether a mouse shows its feminine side or acts like a male…”The female behaves exactly like the male…In the big picture, it suggests that the female brain has a perfectly functional male behavioral circuit.”…” Full Slice - This is not going to be popular with certain segments of the population

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