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The neuropeptide arginine vasopressin was recently shown to be an important regulator of female social behaviour, including maternal care and aggression. A key brain site for vasopressin‐ as well as oxytocin‐mediated maternal care is the medial preoptic area (MPOA). Together with the adjacent bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST), these brain regions are considered to form a ‘super‐region’ for...