Amygdala:
Corticomedial Amygdala (CMA):
CMA: plays an important role in linking pheromones to activation of male sex behavior
- CMA receives olfactory stimulation from the vomeronasal organ and olfactory mucosa (sensory structures responsd to odors; project to the olfactory bulbs).
- Pheromones are secreted by female that can stimulate chemoinvestigation and copulation.
- CMA projects to the MPOA.
- Lesions of the vomeronasal organ and olfactory mucosa or bilateral lesions of the CMA can eliminate male sex behavior--effect is similar to bilateral lesions of MPOA.
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