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Brain Circuit Pruned to Make Wild Foxes Friendly
Researchers report that a specific brain circuit is pruned during domestication, helping transform wild foxes into tame, friendly animals. The findings shed light on how selective breeding reshapes neural wiring, offering clues about the biological basis of tameness and social behaviour in animals, and potentially in humans.
Why now: New neuroscience findings on the biological mechanism behind fox domestication are drawing attention.
Evidence
- Brain Circuit Pruned to Make Wild Foxes Friendly · Neuroscience News
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