Fig. 9: Chemogenetic inhibition of AIV/LSI or AIV–LSI circuit reduces the tactile contact behaviors during SIPPC. | Communications Biology

Fig. 9: Chemogenetic inhibition of AIV/LSI or AIV–LSI circuit reduces the tactile contact behaviors during SIPPC.

From: Differential brain activation and network connectivity in social interactions presence and absence of physical contact

Fig. 9

A Experimental protocols for evaluating the impact of inhibiting AIV/LSI brain regions or the AIV–LSI circuit on social behavior in SIPPC. B Schematic of bilateral virus infection in AIV. C Representative images of viral placements in AIV. D Period of tactile contact during SIPPC. E Period of non-tactile contact during SIPPC (n = 6 mice per group). F Schematic of bilateral virus infection in LSI. G Representative images of viral placements in LSI. H Period of tactile contact during SIPPC. I Period of non-tactile contact during SIPPC (n = 8 mice per group). J Schematic of bilateral virus infection in AIV/LSI. K Representative images of viral placements in AIV. L Period of tactile contact during SIPPC. M Period of non-tactile contact during SIPPC (n = 7 mice per group). Scale Bar, 100 μm. Error bars, standard error of the mean.

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