Fig. 5: Effects of pharmacological inhibition of the posterior agranular insular cortex (pAIC) on sexual aggression (SxA) indicated by the percentage time displaying forced mounting (FM), and on general aggressive behavior (AB) and threat. | Translational Psychiatry

Fig. 5: Effects of pharmacological inhibition of the posterior agranular insular cortex (pAIC) on sexual aggression (SxA) indicated by the percentage time displaying forced mounting (FM), and on general aggressive behavior (AB) and threat.

From: Modelling sexual violence in male rats: the sexual aggression test (SxAT)

Fig. 5

Adult male Wistar rats were bilaterally infused with a cocktail of 20 ng/μl muscimol and 200 ng/μl baclofen or vehicle into the pAIC 10 prior to exposure to the SxAT. Data are presented as mean + s.e.m.; *p < 0.05.

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