In this episode, Kelly Brown (Haverford ’19) tells us about the neurobiology of mating in Japanese Quails, a surprisingly popular animal model in behavioral neuroendocrinology research. As part of this, she tells us about a study in which dopamine release was measured in the brains of male Japanese Quails during various stages of their mating behavior (Kleitz-Nelson et al., 2010, Behavioral Neuroscience). You won’t want to miss hearing about how sexual motivation is measured in these feathery friends!