Given that reducing mPOAGad2 neuron excitability and CCKAR activity in the mPOA rescued anxiety-like and aggressive behaviors induced by CCS, while increased excitability and CCKAR activity promoted these behaviors, we hypothesized that CCKAR may modulate CCS-induced behavioral deficits by influencing the excitability of mPOAGad2 neurons. Here, CCKAR is linked to Anxiety.