Dorsal periaqueductal gray-amygdala pathway conveys both innate and learned fear responses in rats
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Dorsal periaqueductal gray-amygdala pathway conveys both innate and learned fear responses in rats.
The periaqueductal gray (PAG) and amygdala are known to be important for defensive responses, and many contemporary fear-conditioning models present the PAG as downstream of the amygdala, directing the appropriate behavior (i.e., freezing or fleeing). However, empirical studies of this circuitry are inconsistent and warrant further examination. Hence, the present study investigated the function...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1310845110