Bidirectional control of fear memories by cerebellar neurons projecting to the ventrolateral periaqueductal grey

The cerebellum has a role in motor control, but may also contribute to other functions. Here the authors demonstrate a role for the cerebellar fastigial nucleus projection onto ventrolateral periaqueductal grey neurons during fear acquisition.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jimena Laura Frontera, Hind Baba Aissa, Romain William Sala, Caroline Mailhes-Hamon, Ioana Antoaneta Georgescu, Clément Léna, Daniela Popa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18953-0