Mediodorsal thalamus-projecting anterior cingulate cortex neurons modulate helping behavior in mice

This study revealed the ACC-MDL circuit modulates prosocial behavior to avoid harm to conspecifics and may shed light on the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders with dysfunction of prosocial behavior.PMID:37734375 | DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.070

Source: Current Biology - September 21, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Da Song Chunjian Wang Yue Jin Yujun Deng Yan Yan Deheng Wang Zilu Zhu Zunji Ke Zhe Wang Yili Wu Junjun Ni Hong Qing Zhenzhen Quan Source Type: research