Optogenetic inactivation of the medial septum impairs long-term object recognition memory formation.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateAll experiments were performed following the NIH Guidelines for Animal Care and were approved by the Committee for the Ethical Use of Research Animals of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (CEUA). Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests."

"Funding Supported by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq, Brazil—Grant Number 407459/2021-9) and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES, Brazil—Code 001). The funding bodies did not play any role in the design of the study, the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, or in writing the manuscript."