| Literature DB >> 24212674 |
Bianca A Silva1, Camilla Mattucci, Piotr Krzywkowski, Emanuele Murana, Anna Illarionova, Valery Grinevich, Newton S Canteras, Davide Ragozzino, Cornelius T Gross.
Abstract
The neural circuits mediating fear to naturalistic threats are poorly understood. We found that functionally independent populations of neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH), a region that has been implicated in feeding, sex and aggression, are essential for predator and social fear in mice. Our results establish a critical role for VMH in fear and have implications for selective intervention in pathological fear in humans.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24212674 PMCID: PMC4194278 DOI: 10.1038/nn.3573
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Neurosci ISSN: 1097-6256 Impact factor: 24.884