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Andres Villegas

Columbia University Irving Medical CenterORCID 0009-0008-9986-0428Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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Steven A. SiegelbaumiD· 2 shared Félix LeroyiD· 1 shared Heon‐Jin LeeiD· 1 shared Lara M. BoyleiD· 1 shared Rhea Sahai· 1 shared Sarah IrfaniD· 1 shared W. Scott YoungiD· 1 shared Wanhui ShengiD· 1 shared

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Modulation of aggression by social novelty recognition memory in the hippocampal CA2 region

Andres Villegas, Steven A. Siegelbaum

This study investigates the role of the dorsal CA2 hippocampal region in social aggression and novelty recognition memory, finding that dCA2 promotes aggression towards novel conspecifics through its ability to distinguish novelty.

Cell Reports · Jul 1, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

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