Fight, Flight or Freeze: Inside the brain of a scared mouse

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Published Apr 1, 2020

When a terrifying threat looms from above, mice have to make a split second decision about how to respond. To figure out some of the neurocircuitry involved, scientists have been scaring mice - and they hope to shed light on human disorders like phobias and PTSD.

Read more about this study at http://nature.com/articles/d41586-018-04747-4 and find the original research paper at http://nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0078-2

Nature, 2nd May 2018

Category: Documentary

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