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ArticleNature neuroscience2026

Individual differences in prosocial learning are represented in the hippocampal dorsal CA1.

Filippo La Greca, Elisa Zianni, Ilaria Cerchiaro, Michela Gusmini, Giulia Coccia, Alexandre Carrea, Silvia Pelucchi, Carlo Castoldi, Davide Maggioni, Elena Marcello and 4 more

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Article in Nature neuroscience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Filippo La GrecaDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences "Rodolfo Paoletti", University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Elisa Zianni *Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences "Rodolfo Paoletti", University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Ilaria Cerchiaro *Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences "Rodolfo Paoletti", University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Michela Gusmini *Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences "Rodolfo Paoletti", University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Giulia CocciaDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences "Rodolfo Paoletti", University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Alexandre CarreaDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences "Rodolfo Paoletti", University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Silvia PelucchiDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences "Rodolfo Paoletti", University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Carlo CastoldiUniversité Côte d'Azur, CNRS UMR7275, INSERM U1318, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Valbonne, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-0076-1436
Davide MaggioniDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences "Rodolfo Paoletti", University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Elena MarcelloDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences "Rodolfo Paoletti", University of Milan, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0452-762X
Bianca Ambrogina SilvaUniversité Côte d'Azur, CNRS UMR7275, INSERM U1318, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Valbonne, France.
Fabrizio GardoniDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences "Rodolfo Paoletti", University of Milan, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4598-5563
Monica DiLucaDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences "Rodolfo Paoletti", University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Diego ScheggiaDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences "Rodolfo Paoletti", University of Milan, Milan, Italy. diego.scheggia@unimi.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2586-9717

Funding

Alzheimer's Association AARG-22-974392EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) ERC-2021-STG 101042309Fondazione Cariplo (Cariplo Foundation) 2019-1747Fondazione Cariplo (Cariplo Foundation) 2020-3632Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research) FIS00000560Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research) PRIN2022 PNRR P2022TKN8CMinistero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research) Progetto Eccellenza 2023-2027)Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research) PSR2022_DIP_022_AZIONE_A_DSCHEMinistero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research) PSR2023_DSCHEMinistero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research) PSR2025_DSCHE
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Animals can learn about danger by observing conspecifics, but whether and how they acquire behaviors through positive affective states of others is not understood. Here we show that by observing a demonstrator, mice learn to take actions that benefit others and that are goal-directed and flexible. Chemogenetic silencing experiments showed that activity in hippocampal dorsal CA1 (dCA1) was required for observers to learn action-outcome associations in a social context. Fiber photometry recordings revealed inter-individual differences in dCA1 activity patterns during observation that tracked the observer's subsequent prosocial or selfish behavioral propensities. Optogenetic manipulations demonstrated that the dCA1 is key during observation and can orient a mouse's actions toward prosocial or selfish choices in future interactions. Our study provides a mouse model of social transmission of knowledge that guides prosocial behavior and that may be relevant for studying disorders in which the ability to learn from others' actions is compromised.

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CA1 Region, HippocampalIndividualityLearningSocial BehaviorAnimalsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOptogenetics

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PMID42120608
PMCPMC13337505

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