Surviving threats: neural circuit and computational implications of a new taxonomy of defensive behaviour
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 19, 269 (2018).
doi:10.1038/nrn.2018.22
Authors: Joseph LeDoux & Nathaniel D. Daw
Research on defensive behaviour in mammals has in recent years focused on elicited reactions; however, organisms also make active choices when responding to danger. We propose a hierarchical taxonomy of defensive behaviour on the basis of known psychological processes. Included are three categories of reactions
Source: Nature Reviews Neuroscience - Category: Neuroscience Authors: Joseph LeDoux Nathaniel D. Daw Tags: Review Source Type: research