Lateral septal calbindin neurons regulate maternal behaviour
Vivien Szendi, Gina Puska, Szilvia Oláh, Máté Egyed, Ágnes Fanni Seres, Miklós Márton Takács, Arpád Dobolyi · FENS Forum 2024
The lateral septum (LS) is supposed to have a role in maternal behaviour based on lesion studies, however, the responsible cellular networks are unknown yet. We aimed to characterize maternally activated septal neurons and their function in maternal regulation. We established that all pup-induced c-Fos+ septal neurons are inhibitory GABAergic neurons. Some of these neurons in the ventral subdivision of the LS (LSv) contain calbindin (Cb+). The number of c-Fos-activated Cb+ neurons was markedly higher in mothers following pup-exposure than pup deprivation. Functional investigation of LS Cb+ neu
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