How vLGN regulates instinctive escape behaviour in mice (IMAGE)

Sainsbury Wellcome Centre

How vLGN regulates instinctive escape behaviour in mice

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Researchers discovered that a specific inhibitory brain area, the vLGN, can regulate instinctive escape behaviour in mice depending on prior experience and anticipation of danger in the environment.

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