Both smells and pheromones may arouse instinctive behaviors in mammals
...re targeted to areas of the mid-brain that control instinctive drives, neuroendocrine responses and innate behaviors. The findings by Novotny and his collaborators demonstrate that the VNO and OE do not, in fact, detect mutually exclusive sets of chemicals. Novotny's laboratory identified the first definitive ma...Researchers discover precise olfactory map
...important to the animal -- in terms of emotions or instinctive responses." Buck and her colleagues are developing more powerful tracers to extend their mapping beyond the olfactory cortex and into higher cortical areas. "Wed like to know what happens next," she said. "Were going step by step, but were getting c...Researchers discover gene that controls ability to learn fear
...d pain sensitivity; nor did they exhibit increased instinctive fear in other behavioral studies. So, their defect...for the learned aspect of fear," he said. Tests of instinctive fear included comparing how both normal and knockout mice behaved in mazes that exposed them to anxi......ose to the cruelty of debilitating conditions, the instinctive and powerful drive for a better life suddenly overrides more tangential and philosophical considerations. This behavior is only human, and Nancy Reagan is no exception. Debates such as the one over stem cells have taken place many times in recent his...