Uncovering the rhythm for the expression of empathetic fear

Yasmin Yarden-Rabinowitz; Gloria B Choi

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2023.01.005

Uncovering the rhythm for the expression of empathetic fear

Neuron. 2023 Feb 1;111(3):299-301. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.01.005.

Authors

Yasmin Yarden-Rabinowitz¹, Gloria B Choi²

Affiliations

¹ Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
² Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Electronic address: gbchoi@mit.edu.

PMID: 36731428
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.01.005

Abstract

In this issue of Neuron, Kim et al.¹ demonstrate that theta oscillations between the right ACC and BLA are critical for observational fear and identify a role for the hippocampus in modulating these oscillations. They further show that theta oscillations are specifically involved in vicarious rather than directly experienced fear.

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MeSH terms

Fear / physiology
Hippocampus* / physiology
Theta Rhythm* / physiology