Adolescent parvalbumin expression in the left orbitofrontal cortex shapes sociability in female mice
Y.-S. Jeon, D. Jeong, H. Kweon, J.-H. Kim, C. Y. Kim, Y. Oh, Y.-H. Lee, C. H. Kim, S.-G. Kim, J.-W. Jeong, E. Kim, S.-H. Lee
This study shows that adolescent social isolation in female mice leads to increased sociability, reduced parvalbumin expression, and decreased social sniffing activity in the left orbitofrontal cortex, highlighting the role of PV+ inhibitory circuits in shaping female social behavior.
bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2022Animal Behavior & Cognition