| First Author | Silva BA | Year | 2013 |
| Journal | Nat Neurosci | Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 12 | Pages | 1731-3 |
| PubMed ID | 24212674 | Mgi Jnum | J:207768 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:5559618 | Doi | 10.1038/nn.3573 |
| Citation | Silva BA, et al. (2013) Independent hypothalamic circuits for social and predator fear. Nat Neurosci 16(12):1731-3 |
| abstractText | The neural circuits mediating fear to naturalistic threats are poorly understood. We found that functionally independent populations of neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH), a region that has been implicated in feeding, sex and aggression, are essential for predator and social fear in mice. Our results establish a critical role for VMH in fear and have implications for selective intervention in pathological fear in humans. |
