The likelihood of winning a bout of competitive behaviour is increased by past wins, and the neural circuitry underlying this crucial determinant of social rank in a group of mice is identified as a projection from the mediodorsal thalamus to the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex.

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行为神经科学：城堡之王

过去的胜利增加了赢得一轮竞争性行为的可能性，而在一组小鼠中这一社会地位的关键决定因素背后的神经回路被确定为从中嗅丘脑到背阔肌前额叶皮层的投影。