Scientists identify a novel neural circuit mediating visually evoked innate defensive responses

(Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters) Prof. WANG Liping and his colleagues ZHOU Zheng and LIU Xuemei at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed that the VTA (ventral tegmental area) GABAergic neural circuit mediates visually evoked innate defensive responses.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://bit.ly/2Re4e7l