An intracranial dissection of human escape circuits
Haoming Zhang, Jiayu Cheng, Keyu Hu, Feng‐Peng Wang, Song Qi, Quanying Liu, Yi Yao, Dean Mobbs, Haiyan Wu
This study uses iEEG to identify distinct brain circuits involved in human escape responses, showing the reactive fear circuit dominates during rapid attacks while the cognitive fear circuit processes threat information.
Nature Communications · Jul 1, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience