Reinforced Hippocampus-Accumbens pathway marks a shift towards cognitive decline in aging
Aurore Ribera, Brenda Fernandes-Dias, Larissa Yugay, Emma Deneuville, Manuel Dias‐Silva, Marion Violain, Thibault Bouet, Ingrid Bethus, Luísa Vaqueiro Lopes, Peter Vanhoutte, Stephen Ramanoël, Jacques Barik, Paula A. Pousinha
The paper identifies age-related changes in the hippocampus-accumbens pathway in mice and links them to cognitive decline, showing that reducing pathway excitability can improve memory.
bioRxiv · Jan 22, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience