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SUBMITTER: Kim EJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5906073 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Eun Joo EJ Kong Mi-Seon MS Park Sang Geon SG Mizumori Sheri J Y SJY Cho Jeiwon J Kim Jeansok J JJ
Science advances 20180418 4
Predation is considered a major selective pressure in the evolution of fear, but the neurophysiology of predator-induced fear is unknown. We simultaneously recorded lateral amygdala (LA) and prelimbic (PL) area neuronal activities as rats exited a safe nest to search for food in an open space before, during, and after encountering a "predator" robot programmed to surge from afar. Distinct populations of LA neurons transiently increased spiking as rats either advanced or fled the robot, whereas P ...[more]