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August 14, 2025Open Access

Causal Dynamics of Social Gaze in Primate Prefrontal-Amygdala Networks Revealed by Dynamic Bayesian Modeling

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FXFeng XingSFSiqi FanOMOlga Dal Monte

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Overview

Dynamic Bayesian modeling reveals causal interactions in prefrontal-amygdala networks during social gaze in primates, suggesting distinct roles for brain areas.

Key Points

  • The study identified new directional interactions in the primate social brain, emphasizing the roles of different brain areas in social gaze.
  • Dynamic Bayesian Network analysis showed that the dmPFC is the dominant source when monkeys are gazed at, while the amygdala receives influence.
  • The findings highlight that the amygdala receives only negatively modulated inputs from prefrontal regions, suggesting its role as a downstream target.
  • Causal dynamics of social gaze were reconstructed using super-sessions, pointing out the complex connectivity among the amygdala and prefrontal areas.

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Xing et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68a363510a429f797332a4dfhttps://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.08.669405
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