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Received — 2 April 2026 ⏭

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Dopaminergic mechanisms of dynamical social specialization C. Solié · A. Nicolson · R. Justo · Y. Layadi · B. Morin · C. Batifol · L. M. Reynolds · T. Le Borgne · S. L. Fayad · A. Gulmez · Y. Rodriguez Quevedo · J. Allegret-Vautrot · G. Centene Guglielmi · F. de Chaumont · S. Didienne · N. Debray · J.-P. Hardelin · B. Girard · A. Mourot · J. Naudé · C. Viollet · F. Marti · B. Delord · Ph. Faure
Nature, Published online: 01 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10301-4Longitudinal tracking of mice reveals that stable, specialized social roles emerge spontaneously within groups during a foraging task, with dopaminergic activity in the ventral tegmental area driving sex-divergent patterns of specialization.
1 April 2026 at 08:00

Dopaminergic mechanisms of dynamical social specialization

Nature - Issue - nature.com science feeds

By: C. Solié · A. Nicolson · R. Justo · Y. Layadi · B. Morin · C. Batifol · L. M. Reynolds · T. Le Borgne · S. L. Fayad · A. Gulmez · Y. Rodriguez Quevedo · J. Allegret-Vautrot · G. Centene Guglielmi · F. de Chaumont · S. Didienne · N. Debray · J.-P. Hardelin · B. Girard · A. Mourot · J. Naudé · C. Viollet · F. Marti · B. Delord · Ph. Faure

1 April 2026 at 08:00

Nature, Published online: 01 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10301-4

Longitudinal tracking of mice reveals that stable, specialized social roles emerge spontaneously within groups during a foraging task, with dopaminergic activity in the ventral tegmental area driving sex-divergent patterns of specialization.