Population coding of predator imminence in the hypothalamus

2025/03/13 by Kathy Y.M. Cheung, Aditya Nair, Ling-yun Li +2 · 1 voice · 1 citation
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Circadian rhythm and melatonin #Memory and Neural Mechanisms #Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior

paper · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2025.02.003

Abstract

response dynamics. Thus, different threat-related internal state variables are encoded by distinct neuronal subpopulations within a genetically defined, anatomically restricted hypothalamic cell class.

Citations

• Fear Generalization in Humans: Systematic Review and Implications for Anxiety Disorder Research

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Discussions

• What codes for threat imminence in the brain? Lots of places, including the hypothalamus it seems. Very cool study. (h/t @ajshackman.bsky.social ) #neuroscience doi.org/10.1016/j.ne... [bsky, 32 points, 1 comments]

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