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State-dependent encoding of exploratory behaviour in the amygdala

Maria Sol Fustiñana et al.
Nature | March 3, 2021
The behaviour of an animal is determined by metabolic, emotional and social factors1,2. Depending on its state, an animal will focus on avoiding threats, foraging for food or on social interactions, and will display the...

Distinct hypothalamic control of same- and opposite-sex mounting behaviour in mice

Tomomi Karigo et al.
Nature | December 2, 2020
Animal behaviours that are superficially similar can express different intents in different contexts, but how this flexibility is achieved at the level of neural circuits is not understood. For example, males of many...

Encoding of social exploration by neural ensembles in the insular cortex

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PLOS Biology | September 21, 2020
The insular cortex (IC) participates in diverse complex brain functions, including social function, yet their cellular bases remain to be fully understood. Using microendoscopic calcium imaging of the agranular insular...

Imaging the Neural Circuit Basis of Social Behavior: Insights from Mouse and Human Studies

Isamu MIURA et al.
Neurologia medico-chirurgica | August 1, 2020
Social behavior includes a variety of behaviors that are expressed between two or more individuals. In humans, impairment of social function (i.e., social behavior and social cognition) is seen in neurodevelopmental and...

Dysregulation of the Synaptic Cytoskeleton in the PFC Drives Neural Circuit Pathology, Leading to Social Dysfunction

Il Hwan Kim et al.
Cell Reports | July 28, 2020
Psychiatric disorders are highly heritable pathologies of altered neural circuit functioning. How genetic mutations lead to specific neural circuit abnormalities underlying behavioral disruptions, however, remains...

A neuronal signature for monogamous reunion

Jennifer L. Scribner et al.
PNAS | May 7, 2020
Pair-bond formation depends vitally on neuromodulatory signaling within the nucleus accumbens, but the neuronal dynamics underlying this behavior remain unclear. Using 1-photon in vivo Ca2+ imaging in monogamous prairie...

Action representation in the mouse parieto-frontal network

Tuce Tombaz et al.
Scientific Reports | March 27, 2020
The posterior parietal cortex (PPC) and frontal motor areas comprise a cortical network supporting goal-directed behaviour, with functions including sensorimotor transformations and decision making. In primates, this...

Somatostatin interneurons in the prefrontal cortex control affective state discrimination in mice

Diego Scheggia et al.
Nature Neuroscience | December 16, 2019
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is implicated in processing of the affective state of others through non-verbal communication. This social cognitive function is thought to rely on an intact cortical neuronal excitatory and...

Combined Social and Spatial Coding in a Descending Projection from the Prefrontal Cortex

Malavika Murugan et al.
Cell | December 7, 2017
Social behaviors are crucial to all mammals. Although the prelimbic cortex (PL, part of medial prefrontal cortex) has been implicated in social behavior, it is not clear which neurons are relevant or how they...

Neuronal Representation of Social Information in the Medial Amygdala of Awake Behaving Mice

Ying Li et al.
Cell | October 26, 2017
The medial amygdala (MeA) plays a critical role in processing species- and sex-specific signals that trigger social and defensive behaviors. However, the principles by which this deep brain structure encodes social...

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