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Sarah Irfan

Barnard CollegeORCID 0000-0002-3135-3592Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:electronic health records· 1

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Lara M. BoyleiD· 2 shared Steven A. SiegelbaumiD· 2 shared Andres VillegasiD· 1 shared Félix LeroyiD· 1 shared Heon‐Jin LeeiD· 1 shared Lorenzo PosaniiD· 1 shared Rhea Sahai· 1 shared Stefano FusiiD· 1 shared

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The ventral CA2 region of the hippocampus and its differential contributions to social memory and social aggression

Lara M. Boyle, Wanhui Sheng, Andres Villegas, Rhea Sahai, Sarah Irfan, Heon‐Jin Lee, W. Scott Young, Félix Leroy, Steven A. Siegelbaum

This study identifies a ventral CA2 region in the hippocampus that promotes social aggression but not social memory, distinguishing it from the dorsal CA2 region.

Cell Reports · May 1, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Tuned geometries of hippocampal representations meet the demands of social memory

Lara M. Boyle, Lorenzo Posani, Sarah Irfan, Steven A. Siegelbaum, Stefano Fusi

This study investigates how hippocampal CA2 neurons represent familiar and novel individuals, finding that familiarity alters the geometric structure of neural representations to support different social memory processes.

bioRxiv · Jan 24, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience