Or should I say fear me even more now ? :p
RELEASE: Study: Mothers turn fearless when peptide level dropsSTUDY: MOTHERS TURN FEARLESS WHEN PEPTIDE LEVEL DROPS(link via Dean’s World) Posted by shanti at August 3, 2004 8:43 AMMADISON - Everyone knows not to get between a mother and her offspring. What makes these females unafraid when it comes to protecting their young may be low levels of a peptide, or small piece of protein, released in the brain that normally activates fear and anxiety, according to new research published in the August issue of Behavioral Neuroscience.
“We see this fierce protection of offspring is so many animals,” says Stephen Gammie, a University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professor of zoology and lead author of the recent paper. “There are stories of cats rescuing their kittens from burning buildings and birds swooping down at people when their chicks are on the ground.”
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Posted by: btirhas at August 15, 2004 1:55 PM