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Silvana C Araujo

Champalimaud FoundationORCID 0000-0002-0565-4092Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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B. LacosteiD· 1 shared Boris S GutkiniD· 1 shared Christian K. MachensiD· 1 shared Eran LottemiD· 1 shared Joaquim Alves da SilvaiD· 1 shared Luis MoreiraiD· 1 shared Oihane HornoiD· 1 shared Susana Q. LimaiD· 1 shared

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Control of Male Mouse Copulatory Behavior by Midbrain Dopamine Neurons

Silvana C Araujo, B. Lacoste, Luis Moreira, Oihane Horno, Eran Lottem, Joaquim Alves da Silva, Boris S Gutkin, Christian K. Machens, Susana Q. Lima

This study investigates how midbrain dopamine neurons control male mouse copulatory behavior, finding that their activity is experience-independent and critical for sustaining thrusting actions during mating.

bioRxiv · Feb 22, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience