The proteomic profile of the midbrain periaqueductal gray: Impact of sex and social environment
Elena Kutsarova, Kristina Desch, Petros Chalas, Imke Wüllenweber, Genesis Rosiles, Julian D. Langer, A. Vanessa Stempel · FENS Forum 2024
Instinctive behaviours such as defence, feeding and reproduction have evolved across animal phyla and ensure survival of both the individual and its kin. A brainstem region central to the initiation of virtually all instinctive behaviours is the periaqueductal gray (PAG). Although stereotyped to some degree, the expression of instinctive behaviours exhibits significant variability within and across individuals. Previous work has mostly focussed on behavioural variability arising from plasticity mechanisms occurring in forebrain regions projecting to the PAG, including the hypothalamus, amygdal
ePoster · Neuroscience