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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-06-01
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Series: | iScience |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222006599 |