Neuronal networks in the dorsal hippocampus causally regulate rescue behavior in mice
Moisés dos Santos Corrêa, Anna Agafonova, Ada Braun, Charitha Omprakash, Esmeralda Tafani, Melissa Lowitsch, Leon Marquardt, Pavol Bauer, Anne Albrecht, Sanja Mikulovic
This study shows that the dorsal hippocampus is essential for learning rescue behavior in mice, with specific neural activity patterns linked to prosocial actions.
Cell Reports · Jan 30, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience