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  • Title: A copulatory system in the hypothalamus and tegmentum of the domestic chick.
    Author: Mitchell J, Andrew RJ.
    Journal: J Comp Physiol Psychol; 1976 Jul; 90(7):643-52. PubMed ID: 985830.
    Abstract:
    A tract in the chick is described that runs from the posterior nucleus paraventricularis magnocellularis (PVM) through the lateral hypothalamus to a small area of the anterior tegmentum, which is adjacent to the ventral tegmental area. Bilateral lesions of the posterior PVM or of the PVM tract or of its tegmental destination abolish the facilitation of copulation in male chicks by testosterone. The effect is specific in that the facilitation of attack is either unaffected or only slightly depressed by such lesions, while being itself specifically depressed by other hypothalamic lesions. No other hypothalamic tracts were found that were necessary for the facilitation of copulation. An equivalent copulatory system probably exists in the mammal, with a more diffuse distribution in the preoptic area but with similar connections back to the tegmentum.
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