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Stimulus-specific neural encoding of a persistent, internal defensive state in the hypothalamus
Ann Kennedy, Prabhat S. Kunwar, Lingyun Li…·David J. Anderson
The paper shows that persistent neural activity in VMHdmSF1 neurons mediates anxiety-like behavior after exposure to threatening stimuli, without relying on hardwired circuits.
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