Brain slice showing projections to the vLGN (IMAGE)

Sainsbury Wellcome Centre

Brain slice showing projections to the vLGN

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Coronal brain slice showing projections from different visual areas in the cerebral cortex to the ventrolateral geniculate nucleus (vLGN). These pathways are part of the circuit identified as mediating the suppression of instinctive fear responses.

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Sainsbury Wellcome Centre

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