In vivo optogenetic activation of certain neurons within the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex of the mouse on the right elicits an aggressive, dominating response. ZHOU ET AL., SCIENCE, 357:162-68, 2017 See T. Zhao et al., “History of winning remodels thalamo-PFC circuit to reinforce social dominance,” Science, 357:162-68, 2017.
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When certain neurons in the prefrontal neurons cortex are turned on, mice subjugate their neighbors in a display of power.
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