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SUBMITTER: Jeon D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2958925 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jeon Daejong D Kim Sangwoo S Chetana Mattu M Jo Daewoong D Ruley H Earl HE Lin Shih-Yao SY Rabah Dania D Kinet Jean-Pierre JP Shin Hee-Sup HS
Nature neuroscience 20100228 4
Fear can be acquired vicariously through social observation of others suffering from aversive stimuli. We found that mice (observers) developed freezing behavior by observing other mice (demonstrators) receive repetitive foot shocks. Observers had higher fear responses when demonstrators were socially related to themselves, such as siblings or mating partners. Inactivation of anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and parafascicular or mediodorsal thalamic nuclei, which comprise the medial pain system ...[more]