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. 2018 Dec 19;100(6):1277-1279.
doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.12.008.

Escaping the Heat: A Hindbrain Circuit Essential for Nocifensive Behavior

Amber L Alhadeff  1 , J Nicholas Betley  2
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Escaping the Heat: A Hindbrain Circuit Essential for Nocifensive Behavior

Amber L Alhadeff et al. Neuron. .

Abstract

The brain orchestrates a variety of responses to noxious environmental stimuli, from reflexive movements to coordinated defensive behaviors. In this issue of Neuron, Barik et al. identify a hindbrain circuit essential for escape behaviors (Barik et al., 2018).

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