Dorsal premammillary projection to periaqueductal gray controls escape vigor from innate and conditioned threats

Dorsal premammillary projection to periaqueductal gray controls escape vigor from innate and conditioned threats

Escape from threats has paramount importance for survival. However, it is unknown if a single circuit controls escape vigor from innate and conditioned threats. Cholecystokinin (cck)-expressing cells in the hypothalamic dorsal premammillary nucleus (PMd) are necessary for initiating escape from inna...

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Main Authors: Weisheng Wang, Peter J Schuette, Mimi Q La-Vu, Anita Torossian, Brooke C Tobias, Marta Ceko, Philip A Kragel, Fernando MCV Reis, Shiyu Ji, Megha Sehgal, Sandra Maesta-Pereira, Meghmik Chakerian, Alcino J Silva, Newton S Canteras, Tor Wager, Jonathan C Kao, Avishek Adhikari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-09-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
periaqueductal gray
dorsal premammillary nucleus
predator
panic
fear
escape
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/69178

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