Regulation of social and mating behaviors by the lateral septal circuits (D08*)

• Subject Area: Cognitive, Systems and Behavioural Neurobiology
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 227953431

Project D08 will focus on the role of neuronal subpopulations of the lateral septum in controlling social and mating behaviors. The project will combine optogenetics, silicon probe electrophysiological recordings and calcium imaging in behaving mice, will characterize neuronal circuits regulating mating behaviors and will advance the understanding of neuronal mechanisms underlying behavioral choices.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1089: Synaptic Micronetworks in Health and Disease
• Applicant Institution: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
• Project Head: Professorin Dr. Tatiana Korotkova