Nature Communications (Oct 2020)

Bidirectional control of fear memories by cerebellar neurons projecting to the ventrolateral periaqueductal grey

  • Jimena Laura Frontera,
  • Hind Baba Aissa,
  • Romain William Sala,
  • Caroline Mailhes-Hamon,
  • Ioana Antoaneta Georgescu,
  • Clément Léna,
  • Daniela Popa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18953-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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The cerebellum has a role in motor control, but may also contribute to other functions. Here the authors demonstrate a role for the cerebellar fastigial nucleus projection onto ventrolateral periaqueductal grey neurons during fear acquisition.