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    • Neuroscience
    • Reproductive Biology
    • Hormone Regulation

    Background:

    • Female sexual receptivity is hormonally regulated, but its neural dynamics remain unclear.
    • Specific neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMHvl) control mating behavior.
    • The role of neural population dynamics in estrus cycle-dependent behavior is largely unknown.

    Approach:

    • Longitudinal single-cell calcium imaging of VMHvl Esr1+,Npy2r- neurons across the estrus cycle.
    • Dynamical systems analysis to identify neural state space trajectories.
    • Investigated the effects of ovariectomy and hormone priming on neural dynamics.

    Key Points:

    • Distinct neuronal subpopulations in the VMHvl are active during mating-accepting (proestrus) versus rejecting phases.
    • Line attractor-like dynamics were observed in VMHvl neural activity during proestrus.
    • These attractor dynamics tracked sexual behavior progression during mating.
    • Attractor dynamics were state-dependent, disappearing in non-receptive states and reappearing with hormone restoration.

    Conclusions:

    • Hypothalamic line attractor dynamics are associated with female sexual receptivity.
    • Sex hormones reversibly regulate these neural attractor dynamics.
    • This provides a potential mechanism for the neural encoding of female sexual arousal and state-dependent behavioral control.