Cognitive control of escape behaviour
When faced with potential predators, animals instinctively decide whether there is a threat
they should escape from, and also when, how, and where to take evasive action. While …
they should escape from, and also when, how, and where to take evasive action. While …
The superior colliculus: cell types, connectivity, and behavior
The superior colliculus (SC), one of the most well-characterized midbrain sensorimotor
structures where visual, auditory, and somatosensory information are integrated to initiate …
structures where visual, auditory, and somatosensory information are integrated to initiate …
Neural circuits underlying visually evoked escapes in larval zebrafish
Escape behaviors deliver organisms away from imminent catastrophe. Here, we
characterize behavioral responses of freely swimming larval zebrafish to looming visual …
characterize behavioral responses of freely swimming larval zebrafish to looming visual …
Divergent midbrain circuits orchestrate escape and freezing responses to looming stimuli in mice
Animals respond to environmental threats, eg looming visual stimuli, with innate defensive
behaviors such as escape and freezing. The key neural circuits that participate in the …
behaviors such as escape and freezing. The key neural circuits that participate in the …
Neuronal membrane proteasomes regulate neuronal circuit activity in vivo and are required for learning-induced behavioral plasticity
H He, A Ahsan, R Bera, N McLain… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Protein degradation is critical for brain function through processes that remain incompletely
understood. Here, we investigated the in vivo function of the 20S neuronal membrane …
understood. Here, we investigated the in vivo function of the 20S neuronal membrane …
Microglial trogocytosis and the complement system regulate axonal pruning in vivo
TKY Lim, ES Ruthazer - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Partial phagocytosis—called trogocytosis—of axons by microglia has been documented in
ex vivo preparations but has not been directly observed in vivo. The mechanisms that …
ex vivo preparations but has not been directly observed in vivo. The mechanisms that …
Spontaneous activity in the zebrafish tectum reorganizes over development and is influenced by visual experience
Spontaneous patterns of activity in the developing visual system may play an important role
in shaping the brain for function. During the period 4–9 dpf (days post-fertilization), larval …
in shaping the brain for function. During the period 4–9 dpf (days post-fertilization), larval …
What is excitation/inhibition and how is it regulated? A case of the elephant and the wisemen
The balance between excitation and inhibition in neuronal circuits has drawn more and
more attention in recent years, due to its proposed multifaceted functions in the normal …
more attention in recent years, due to its proposed multifaceted functions in the normal …
[HTML][HTML] Is there anybody out there? Neural circuits of threat detection in vertebrates
AG Pereira, MA Moita - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Animals detect predators directly, use predator predicting cues, or cues from
others.•Alarm cues from meat digestion or injured conspecifics activate the olfactory …
others.•Alarm cues from meat digestion or injured conspecifics activate the olfactory …
Male and female mice display consistent lifelong ability to address potential life-threatening cues using different post-threat coping strategies
X Liu, X Feng, H Huang, K Huang, Y Xu, S Ye… - BMC biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Sex differences ranging from physiological functions to pathological disorders
are developmentally hard-wired in a broad range of animals, from invertebrates to humans …
are developmentally hard-wired in a broad range of animals, from invertebrates to humans …