Jamie L. Maguire

Central amygdala CRF+ neurons tune defensive state stability during threat.

The central amygdala (CeA) is critical for mediating behavioral responses to threat,1,2 including the coordination of competing freezing and mobile responses through distinct cell types.3,4,5,6 Defensive behavior must remain flexible as threat contingencies change,7,8 yet the circuit mechanisms that regulate how threat...