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Revealing the secret social role of the CA2 hippocampus
23 Jul animal behavior research Anxiety, Depression and Fear

Revealing the secret social role of the CA2 hippocampus

Aggressive behavior is adaptive for most species. But how is this aggressive behavior mediated in the brain? A recent study indicates that the hippocampus is a crucial neural component in mediating social recognition.