%0 Journal Article
%T Independent hypothalamic circuits for social and predator fear
%J Nature neuroscience
%D 2013
%A Gross, Cornelius T.
%A Ragozzino, Davide
%A Canteras, Newton S.
%A Grinevich, Valery
%A Illarionova, Anna
%A Murana, Emanuele
%A Krzywkowski, Piotr
%A Mattucci, Camilla
%A Silva, Bianca A.
%V 16
%N 12
%P 1731-1733
%X The neural circuits mediating fear to naturalistic threats are poorly understood. We found that functionally independent populations of neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH), a region that has been implicated in feeding, sex and aggression, are essential for predator and social fear in mice. Our results establish a critical role for VMH in fear and have implications for selective intervention in pathological fear in humans.<p /><p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group
%@ 1097-6256
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nn.3573