Posterior subthalamic nucleus (PSTh) mediates innate fear-associated hypothermia in mice

Innate and learned fear can induce rapid changes in body temperature of mammals. The authors identify the posterior subthalamic nucleus as a major thermoregulatory hub that connects the external lateral parabrachial subnucleus to the nucleus of the solitary tract to mediate fear-evoked hypothermia.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Can Liu, Chia-Ying Lee, Greg Asher, Liqin Cao, Yuka Terakoshi, Peng Cao, Reiko Kobayakawa, Ko Kobayakawa, Katsuyasu Sakurai, Qinghua Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22914-6