The prelimbic cortex but not the anterior cingulate cortex plays an important role in social recognition and social investigation in mice.

The prefrontal cortex (PFC) has been implicated in social cognitive functions and emotional behaviors in rodents. Each subregion (prelimbic cortex, PL; infralimbic cortex; and anterior cingulate cortex, ACC) of the PFC appears to play a different role in social and emotional behaviors. However, prev...

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Main Authors: Joi Yashima, Tomoko Uekita, Toshiro Sakamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284666