New Study on Brain Circuit Managing Fear
Study published in Molecular Psychiatry.
Elora Williams and Susanna Molas used 'mouse haunted house' maze with predator-like stimuli.
Fiber photometry tracked neural signals.
Mice froze/fled on day one, habituated by day three.
Optogenetics changed fear behaviors.
IPN disruptions linked to anxiety and PTSD.
Study challenges amygdala-centric fear view.
Horror as threat simulation improves psychological resilience.
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