A context-dependent switch from sensing to feeling in the primate amygdala
Anne B. Martin, Michael A. Cardenas, Rose K. Andersen, Archer I. Bowman, Elizabeth A. Hillier, Sliman J. Bensmaı̈a, Andrew J. Fuglevand, Katalin M. Gothard
The paper shows that primate amygdala neurons shift from responding to tactile stimuli to reflecting social context during grooming, with baseline firing rate changes indicating affective processing.
Cell Reports · Jan 31, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience