The authors show that the ventrolateral aspect of the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMHvl), a region previously implicated in attack behavior, can also drive flexible aggression-seeking behavior. When male mice learn a task to seek out attack opportunities, activity in the VMHvl tracks and bidirectionally modulates the seeking behavior that leads to future attack.
- Annegret L Falkner
- Logan Grosenick
- Dayu Lin
