Escaping the Heat: A Hindbrain Circuit Essential for Nocifensive Behavior

Amber L Alhadeff; J Nicholas Betley

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2018.12.008

Escaping the Heat: A Hindbrain Circuit Essential for Nocifensive Behavior

Neuron. 2018 Dec 19;100(6):1277-1279. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.12.008.

Authors

Amber L Alhadeff¹, J Nicholas Betley²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
² Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30571939
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.12.008

Abstract

The brain orchestrates a variety of responses to noxious environmental stimuli, from reflexive movements to coordinated defensive behaviors. In this issue of Neuron, Barik et al. identify a hindbrain circuit essential for escape behaviors (Barik et al., 2018).

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MeSH terms

Animals
Behavior, Animal
Brain Stem
Escape Reaction
Hot Temperature*
Rhombencephalon*

Grants and funding

F32 DK112561/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States