Behavioral Neuroscience

  1. Reproductive Behavior and Development
    1. Sexual Development
      1. Genetic Sex Determination
        1. Sex Chromosomes
          1. SRY Gene
            1. Sex-Determining Factors
            2. Hormonal Sex Differentiation
              1. Organizational Effects
                1. Critical Periods
                  1. Sexual Dimorphism
                  2. Brain Sexual Differentiation
                    1. Sexually Dimorphic Nucleus
                      1. Aromatization Hypothesis
                        1. Hormonal Programming
                      2. Reproductive Hormones
                        1. Gonadal Hormones
                          1. Testosterone
                            1. Estradiol
                              1. Progesterone
                              2. Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis
                                1. GnRH Release
                                  1. LH and FSH
                                    1. Feedback Regulation
                                    2. Activational Effects
                                      1. Adult Hormone Actions
                                        1. Behavioral Activation
                                          1. Seasonal Breeding
                                        2. Sexual Behavior
                                          1. Mating Behaviors
                                            1. Courtship
                                              1. Copulation
                                                1. Species Differences
                                                2. Neural Control
                                                  1. Medial Preoptic Area
                                                    1. Ventromedial Hypothalamus
                                                      1. Limbic System
                                                      2. Hormonal Modulation
                                                        1. Estrous Cycle
                                                          1. Behavioral Receptivity
                                                            1. Male Sexual Behavior
                                                          2. Parental Behavior
                                                            1. Maternal Behavior
                                                              1. Nest Building
                                                                1. Nursing
                                                                  1. Pup Retrieval
                                                                  2. Paternal Behavior
                                                                    1. Species Variations
                                                                      1. Hormonal Influences
                                                                      2. Neural Mechanisms
                                                                        1. Medial Preoptic Area
                                                                          1. Oxytocin and Vasopressin
                                                                            1. Reward Systems
                                                                          2. Attachment and Bonding
                                                                            1. Pair Bonding
                                                                              1. Monogamous Species
                                                                                1. Prairie Vole Model
                                                                                  1. Neurochemical Basis
                                                                                  2. Parent-Offspring Bonding
                                                                                    1. Imprinting
                                                                                      1. Critical Periods
                                                                                        1. Long-Term Effects
                                                                                        2. Social Recognition
                                                                                          1. Olfactory Cues
                                                                                            1. Individual Recognition
                                                                                              1. Memory Formation

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