Mouse brains respond differently to observed threat and direct danger

• 成果类型: Editorial Material
• 署名作者: Holmes, Andrew
• 署名单位: National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAAA)
• 刊物名称: Nature
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0028-5380
• DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-00051-6
• 发表日期: 2024-04-11
• 页码: 1066-1072
• 关键词: neural basis

摘要

Humans and other social animals are highly adept at learning by observing how others interact with the environment, especially when identifying potential sources of danger. In mice, a specific brain region acts as an information-processing hub that distinguishes between observed and directly experienced fear, and signals different behavioural responses accordingly.