【Science Sub-journal】Why are "social people" less aggressive? Social-experience assisted neurons tell us when to stop fighting

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Author: Lily

Introduction: Aggression is a social behavior with important etiological significance; Excessive aggression can be harmful

De-escalation—or deciding when to stop fighting—is an important survival behavior: because this ability will enable animals to measure the costs and benefits of confronting their opponents, and then adjust their aggressiveness

On September 7, researchers from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies published a research paper titled "A neurogenetic mechanism of experience-dependent suppression of aggression" in the journal Science Advances

will the fighting stop?

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The study found that in a subpopulation of octaminergic/tyrosergic (OA/TA) neurons, nvy is particularly needed to influence aggressive levels

The findings elucidate a mechanism by which a specialized group of neuromodulatory cells translates social experience into an appropriate level

The findings shed light on common neural mechanisms underlying the social experience–dependent suppression of aggression— phenomena

In fact, the researchers say, neurogens aren't always involved in animals' decisions to

Professor Hiroichi Ishii, lead author of the study, said: "The function of innervation is to build up the nervous system and prepare the animals to stop fighting

Demystifying the structure of Drosophila neurons may help solve the mysteries of the human brain

Implications for human disease

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Kenta Asahina, senior author of the study, said: "While fruit flies are very different species from humans, certain mechanisms may be similar

In the future, more research is needed to understand how brain circuitry prevents

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