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A retinoraphe projection regulates serotonergic activity and looming-evoked defensive behaviour
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2017.
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Abstract
- Neural circuits underlying innate fear are only partially understood. Huanget al. identify a subset of retinal ganglion cells that project to both the dorsal raphe nucleus and the superior colliculus, and show that these RGCs mediate looming-evoked defensive behaviours in mice.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.0b6a8e71cab24080b09f19ef66f1dbe5
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14908