Amygdala Fear Circuit (IMAGE)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Amygdala Fear Circuit

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Scientists know that fear memories for mice are made in the amygdala, an almond-shaped structure deep in the brain. New research shows that the fear circuit extends far beyond the amygdala, including to the globus pallidus, a regulator of movements

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Li lab/CSHL, 2020

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