Neural control and adaptation of instinctive fear
Current work in the lab combines molecular genetic, electrophysiological, and genetically encoded neural monitoring and manipulation tools with behavioral methods to understand how the medial hypothalamus controls defensive responses to social and predator threats and how these can be remodeled by experience.
Keywords
Brain / fear-related behaviors / anxiety / defensive responses / serotonin / hypothalamus / innate behavior / mouse / molecular genetics