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Hungry for motion: the senses propel predation

Nature Neuroscience volume 22, pages 843–845 (2019)Cite this article

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How to know when to hunt or when to lay low? Surprisingly, new research shows that activity in the medial zona incerta specifically initiates predation in the mouse. The medial zona incerta integrates visual motion and tactile stimulation sent from the intermediate superior colliculus to motivate hunting.

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Fig. 1: Sensory-triggered motivation to hunt via the ZIm and ventral periaqueductal gray.

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Procacci, N., Hoy, J.L. Hungry for motion: the senses propel predation. Nat Neurosci 22, 843–845 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-019-0412-5

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