ERC Consolidator Grant · 2020
Circuit mechanisms underlying sensory-evoked navigation
Life-threatening cues such as the scent of smoke or the taste of rotten food cause avoidance behavior in animals. In such situations, instantaneous integration of relevant sensory inputs by motor centers that guide navigation can be a matter of life and death. How is this sensorimotor integration achieved? In vertebrates, it is known that motor command centers in the brainstem receive direct inputs from higher brain areas and cutaneous sensory pathways and in turn control the spinal circuits that drive locomotion. It is less well understood whether these brainstem command neurons are simple integrators relaying information, or whether they add a layer of integration to select locomotor…
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