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The Link between Love and Violence in Flies
51:19 - 1:04:01 (12:41)
Research has shown a surprising link between mating and aggression in male flies, with activation of mating neurons causing a male to stop attacking another male and instead begin singing and trying to mate. The discovery raises questions about the relationship between love and violence in the insect world and may offer insight into the same connection in higher animals including humans.
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The activity of fighting and mating neurons changes in female mice as they become mothers, with aggression neurons being less active in virgins and more active in maternal females.
51:19 - 54:25 (03:05)
Summary
The activity of fighting and mating neurons changes in female mice as they become mothers, with aggression neurons being less active in virgins and more active in maternal females.
ChapterThe Link between Love and Violence in Flies
EpisodeDr. David Anderson: The Biology of Aggression, Mating, & Arousal
PodcastHuberman Lab
Female flies and mice have a set of female-specific fighting neurons in their brain that are activated by both male and female intruders, while male mice have both male-specific and generic aggression neurons.
54:25 - 58:11 (03:45)
Summary
Female flies and mice have a set of female-specific fighting neurons in their brain that are activated by both male and female intruders, while male mice have both male-specific and generic aggression neurons.
ChapterThe Link between Love and Violence in Flies
EpisodeDr. David Anderson: The Biology of Aggression, Mating, & Arousal
PodcastHuberman Lab
In this podcast, the speaker talks about the various innate motivational drives of the human brain such as mating, eating, and defecating and how they can sometimes overlap, compete, or influence each other.
58:11 - 1:00:37 (02:26)
Summary
In this podcast, the speaker talks about the various innate motivational drives of the human brain such as mating, eating, and defecating and how they can sometimes overlap, compete, or influence each other. The speaker also discusses the range of mating behaviors in humans and emphasizes the importance of consensual, age-appropriate, context-appropriate, and species-appropriate sexual behavior.
ChapterThe Link between Love and Violence in Flies
EpisodeDr. David Anderson: The Biology of Aggression, Mating, & Arousal
PodcastHuberman Lab
Researchers have discovered that a subset of neurons that control aggression in male mice are activated by females during mating encounters.
1:00:37 - 1:04:01 (03:23)
Summary
Researchers have discovered that a subset of neurons that control aggression in male mice are activated by females during mating encounters. The brain's connections are inhibitory, keeping the males from attacking the females during the mating process.