The hypothalamus coordinates diverse escape strategies from threat

Chandrashekhar D Borkar; Jonathan P Fadok

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2021.05.014

The hypothalamus coordinates diverse escape strategies from threat

Neuron. 2021 Jun 2;109(11):1763-1765. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.05.014.

Authors

Chandrashekhar D Borkar¹, Jonathan P Fadok²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698, USA; Tulane Brain Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698, USA.
² Department of Psychology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698, USA; Tulane Brain Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698, USA. Electronic address: jfadok@tulane.edu.

Abstract

The neural circuits orchestrating complex behavioral response strategies to threat are not understood. In this issue of Neuron, Wang et al. (2021) establish the hypothalamic dorsal premammillary nucleus as a critical node that communicates with thalamic and midbrain regions to coordinate diverse escape strategies.

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MeSH terms

Hypothalamus
Mesencephalon
Neurons
Spatial Navigation*
Thalamus

Grants and funding

R01 MH122561/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States