# From wild to mild: Friendly foxes show changes in brain region

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- Published: 2026-11-02T21:00:06+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-11-wild-mild-friendly-foxes-brain.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/from-wild-to-mild-friendly-foxes-show-changes-in-brain-region-2d5876/

Scientists studying the neurology of tame foxes identified changes in a part of the brain that has previously been associated with aggression, according to a new paper that compared the brains of domesticated, aggressive and wild foxes. The changes occurred in an area at the base of the brain called the ventromedial hypothalamus, which is known to drive aggression, control decisions related to ene

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