# Biophilic vs. necrophilic brain functions

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**Category:** Neuroscience\
**Created:** [June 9, 2023, 11:45am UTC](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/biophilic-vs-necrophilic-brain-functions/16056 "2023-06-09T11:45:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 11:45am UTC](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/biophilic-vs-necrophilic-brain-functions/16056/1 "2023-06-09T11:45:38Z")

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In news today:

> **[A Pair of Brain Regions Prompts Females to Kill or Care For Their Young](https://nyulangone.org/news/pair-brain-regions-prompts-females-kill-or-care-their-young?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter)**
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> NYU Langone researchers find brain mechanism that may promote or discourage infanticide in females and offers insight into maternal behaviors. Learn more.

[https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06147-9](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06147-9)