a Diagram of hM4Di transduction in vCA3 and cannulation in LScd, with b representative DREADDs axonal transduction in the LScd (red) and somatic transduction in vCA3, c cannula placements in the LScd restricted to sections +0.7 to +0.2 anterior to bregma71, d minimum and maximum DREADDs expression in vCA3 observed in sections -5.20 to -5.80 posterior to bregma71. e Diagram of hM4Di transduction in vCA1 and cannulation in LSrv, with f representative DREADDs axonal transduction in LSrv and somatic transduction in vCA1, g cannula placement in the LSrv restricted to sections +1.2 to +0.48 anterior to bregma71, and h minimum and maximum DREADDs expression in vCA1, observed in sections -4.80 to -6.72 posterior to bregma71
i, l Representative images of c-Fos expression in the LScd and LSrv of hM4Di-expressing rats following either saline or CNO infusion. j, k Intracerebral CNO infusions attenuated c-Fos expression in areas of the LS that receive hM4Di positive inputs (Drug x Virus: F(1,38) = 5.17, p = 0.0248; post hoc CA1 hM4Di t7.16 = 3.49, p = 0.0022; post hoc CA3 hM4Di t7.21 = 3.64, p = 0.0228; Region: F(1,38) = 25.73, p = 0.0001) compared to saline controls. EGFP-LScd-CNO n = 5, EGFP -LScd-Saline n = 5, EGFP -LSrv-CNO n = 5, EGFP-LSrv-Saline n = 6. hM4Di-LScd-CNO n = 6, hM4Di-LScd-Saline n = 6, hM4Di-LSrv-CNO n = 7, hM4Di-LSrv-Saline n = 6. c-Fos analyzed by three-way ANOVA, followed by post hoc two-sided t-tests with Bonferroni-Holm correction for multiple comparisons. Data represent mean ± sem. *p < 0.05. * denotes between-subject comparisons. 100 um scale bars for b, f (left), i, l 1 mm scale bar for images b, f (right), c, g. i Cannula track shown by white vertical bar for images in c and d. dHPC dorsal hippocampus, LScd caudodorsal lateral septum, LSrv rostroventral lateral septum, vHPC ventral hippocampus. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.