An acid-sensing channel sows fear and panic. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The amygdala is a brain region that coordinates fear responses to a variety of threats. Ziemann et al. (2009) now show that acid-sensing channels in the amygdala mediate fear responses that accompany inhalation of carbon dioxide, suggesting that aberrant chemosensation may underlie anxiety disorders associated with a fear of suffocation.

published proceedings

  • Cell

altmetric score

  • 3

author list (cited authors)

  • Maren, S.

citation count

  • 10

complete list of authors

  • Maren, Stephen

publication date

  • November 2009

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