Neural correlates of state transitions elicited by a chemosensory danger cue

• Main Authors: Jesuthasan, Suresh, Krishnan, Seetha, Cheng, Ruey-Kuang, Mathuru, Ajay
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Predator Avoidance; Behavior Change
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161449
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Detection of predator cues changes the brain state in prey species and helps them avoid danger. Dysfunctionality in changing the central state appropriately in stressful situations is proposed to be an underlying cause of multiple psychiatric disorders in humans.