Anterior cingulate cortex and its input to the basolateral amygdala control innate fear response

Jinho Jhang; Hyoeun Lee; Min Soo Kang; Han-Sol Lee; Hyungju Park; Jin-Hee Han

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05090-y

Nature Communications (Jul 2018)

Anterior cingulate cortex and its input to the basolateral amygdala control innate fear response

Jinho Jhang,
Hyoeun Lee,
Min Soo Kang,
Han-Sol Lee,
Hyungju Park,
Jin-Hee Han

Affiliations

Jinho Jhang: Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST Institute for the BioCentury (KIB), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Hyoeun Lee: Department of Structure & Function of Neural Network, Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI)
Min Soo Kang: Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST Institute for the BioCentury (KIB), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Han-Sol Lee: Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST Institute for the BioCentury (KIB), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Hyungju Park: Department of Structure & Function of Neural Network, Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI)
Jin-Hee Han: Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST Institute for the BioCentury (KIB), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05090-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Brain circuits that control innate fear response are essential for an animal’s survival. Here, the authors report how the anterior cingulate cortex and its projection to amygdala control the innate fear response in mice.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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