Olfactory tubercle mediates adaptive social behavior by controlling threat assessment and the expression of social threat memories during recall in male mice

Nature Communications, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-73268-w Researchers show the olfactory tubercle mediates social threat assessment via persistent synaptic plasticity in male mice. They identify a serotonin-dopamine switch that balances avoidance and approach behaviors during the recall of social threat memories.