Sparse genetically defined neurons refine the canonical role of periaqueductal gray columnar organization.
La-Vu MQ, Sethi E, Maesta-Pereira S, Schuette PJ, Tobias BC, Reis FMCV, Wang W, Torossian A, Bishop A, Leonard SJ, Lin L, Cahill CM, Adhikari A.
La-Vu MQ, et al. Among authors: bishop a.
Elife. 2022 Jun 8;11:e77115. doi: 10.7554/eLife.77115.
Elife. 2022.
PMID: 35674316
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These results suggest CCK cells drive threat avoidance states, which are epochs during which mice increase distance from threat and perform evasive escape. Conversely, l/vlPAG pan-neuronal activation promoted freezing, and these cells were activated near threat. ...
These results suggest CCK cells drive threat avoidance states, which are epochs during which mice increase distance from threat and perform …