Zhiyu Tian

1 month ago | nature.com | Zhiyu Tian |Ryunosuke Amo |Yizhou Zhuo |Malcolm Campbell |Naoshige Uchida

AbstractResponding appropriately to potential threats before they materialize is critical to avoiding disastrous outcomes. Here we examine how threat-coping behavior is regulated by the tail of the striatum (TS) and its dopamine input. Mice were presented with a potential threat (a moving object) while pursuing rewards. Initially, the mice failed to obtain rewards but gradually improved in later trials.