Dopamine modulates visual threat processing in the superior colliculus via D2 receptors

Summary: Innate defensive responses, unlearned behaviors improving individuals’ chances of survival, have been found to involve the dopamine (DA) system. In the superior colliculus (SC), known for its role in defensive behaviors to visual threats, neurons expressing dopaminergic receptors of type 1...

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Main Authors: Quentin Montardy, Zheng Zhou, Lei Li, Qingning Yang, Zhuogui Lei, Xiaolong Feng, Shanping Chen, Qianqian Shi, Huiqi Zhang, Shuran Chen, Zhijian Zhang, Binghao Zhao, Fuqiang Xu, Zhonghua Lu, Liping Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222006599