A brainstem-central amygdala circuit underlies defensive responses to learned threats
Yiran Gu, Walter T. Piper, Lauren Branigan, Elena M. Vazey, Gary Aston‐Jones, Longnian Lin, Joseph E. LeDoux, Robert M. Sears
This study investigates the role of norepinephrine projections from the locus coeruleus to the central amygdala in defensive responses to learned threats, showing bidirectional modulation of freezing behavior.
Molecular Psychiatry · Nov 22, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience