Dopamine modulates visual threat processing in the superior colliculus via D2 receptors
Quentin Montardy, Zheng Zhou, Lei Li, Qingning Yang, Zhuogui Lei, Xiaolong Feng, Shanping Chen, Qianqian Shi, Huiqi Zhang, Shuran Chen, Zhijian Zhang, Binghao Zhao, Fuqiang Xu, Zhonghua Lu, Liping Wang
This study shows that D2 dopamine receptors in the superior colliculus modulate defensive behaviors to visual threats, with optogenetic activation promoting defensive responses and chemogenetic inhibition reducing them.
iScience · May 11, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience