New research reveals that dopamine plays a crucial role in teaching young male mice to fight, with the chemical’s influence ...

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Like humans, mice will compete over territory and mates, and show increased confidence in their fighting skills the more they win. At first, a brain chemical called dopamine is essential for young ...