Stimulation of the nigrotectal pathway at the level of the superior colliculus reduces threat recognition and causes a shift from avoidance to approach behavior

Defensive behavioral responses are essential for survival in threating situations. The superior colliculus (SC) has been implicated in the generation of defensive behaviors elicited by visual, tactile, and auditory stimuli. Furthermore, substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNr) neurons are known to exe...

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Hauptverfasser: Almada, Rafael Carvalho (VerfasserIn) , Genewsky, Andreas J. (VerfasserIn) , Heinz, Daniel E. (VerfasserIn) , Kaplick, Paul M. (VerfasserIn) , Coimbra, Norberto C. (VerfasserIn) , Wotjak, Carsten T. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 07 May 2018
In: Frontiers in neural circuits
Year: 2018, Jahrgang: 12
ISSN:1662-5110
DOI:10.3389/fncir.2018.00036
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3389/fncir.2018.00036
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncir.2018.00036/full
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Verfasserangaben:Rafael C. Almada, Andreas J. Genewsky, Daniel E. Heinz, Paul M. Kaplick, Norberto C. Coimbra and Carsten T. Wotjak

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