A ventral hippocampal-lateral septum pathway regulates social novelty preference.
Maha Rashid, Sarah Thomas, Jennifer Isaac, Sonia Corbett Karkare, Hannah Klein, Malavika Murugan
This study identifies a vHPC-LS-VTA pathway necessary for mice to preferentially investigate novel conspecifics using chemogenetics, optogenetics, and monosynaptic rabies tracing.
eLife · Jun 4, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience