Highlights d Maternal preparatory nesting elicits activity in the EW nucleus d Peptidergic EW neurons are necessary for maternal preparatory nesting d Progesterone alters peptidergic EW neuron firing and triggers preparatory nesting d Peptidergic EW neurons project to and modulate many regions controlling nesting
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