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Out of danger: Neural basis for avoiding threats

November 20, 2014 by

A key neuronal pathway that makes learning to avoid unpleasant situations possible has been discovered by researchers. The work shows that avoidance learning requires neural activity in the habenula representing changes in future expectations.

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