A collicular-hypothalamic pathway for social visual awareness
Kelvin Quiñones-Laracuente, Naomi López Caraballo, Asha Y. Caslin, Amy M. LeMessurier, Niles Babin, Robert C. Froemke
The paper identifies a collicular-hypothalamic pathway that signals social visual awareness to the oxytocin system, enhancing pup retrieval behavior in mice.
bioRxiv · Apr 19, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience