Participation of the rostral anterior cingulate cortex in defensive behavior induced by electrical stimulation of the dorsal periaqueductal gray and contextual fear conditioning
Bruno de Oliveira Galvão, Alberto Filgueiras, Silvia Soares Maisonnette, Thomas Eichenberg Krahe, J. Landeira-Fernández
This study investigates the role of the rostral anterior cingulate cortex (rACC) in defensive behaviors induced by dPAG stimulation and contextual fear conditioning in rats, finding that rACC lesions disrupt specific aspects of these behaviors.
bioRxiv · Dec 11, 2019 · PreprintNeuroscience