Researchers find increased activity in part of the subthalamus during mouse mother/pup interactions

The response of ZISST neurons to social interactions with their mother after different periods of social isolation. (A) P16-P18 mice are isolated for 10 min, 3h, 6h or 12h. (B) Average Z score of ZISST neuron activity in response to interaction with the mother after different periods of isolation. (C) Mean Z score of ZISST neuron activity. Credit: Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adk7411 A combined team of physiologists and medical researchers from Yale University and Sorbonne Université, ICM, has found a part of the mouse brain that becomes more active when mothers and their pups interreact. For their study, published in Read More