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Brainstem circuits for instinctive behaviour production| title | Brainstem circuits for instinctive behaviour production |
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| start_date | 2025/09/12 |
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| schedule | 11h30 |
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| online | no |
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| location_info | NC |
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| summary | Instinctive behaviours, such as hunting, pup care and defence have evolved to ensure survival without the need for learning and are generated by remarkably conserved brain circuits in vertebrates. A key region that plays a crucial role in the initiation and execution of many, if not most, instinctive behaviours is the midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG). Despite a large body of behavioural work, the neural mechanisms underlying the adaptive motor production of instinctive behaviours through this conserved brainstem circuit remain largely unknown. In this talk, I will discuss how excitatory and inhibitory neural circuits in the midbrain periaqueductal gray shape the initiation and execution of instinctive escape, and how they may support action selection during motivational conflict. |
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| responsibles | NC |
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| submitted | published | | 2025/09/02 12:54 UTC |
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