The lateral septum orchestrates state-dependent modulation of associative threat memory dynamics across the ovarian hormone cycle
Nina E. Baumgartner, Peter J. Teravskis, Neysa S Dechachutinan, Kristen H Adcock Binion, GW Bell, Amuktha S Dasari, Gavin C Newberry, Meghna Penumudi, Timothy H. Rumbell, Elizabeth K. Lucas
The paper shows that high hormone states protect against threat memory overexpression by recruiting the lateral septum, with a novel neuron population involved in this process.
bioRxiv · Jan 31, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience