Paraventricular thalamic nucleus plays a critical role in consolation and anxious behaviors of familiar observers exposed to surgery mice

Conclusions: Mice show consolation behavior toward the sick. This behavior attenuates the anxious behavior of surgery mice. The orexin signaling in the PVT neurons play a critical role in the consolation of familiar observers toward surgery mice and their anxious behavior. Considering that about 50 million patients have surgery annually in the United States, our study represents the initial attempt to understand neural mechanisms for consolation and anxiety of a large number of people.

Source: Theranostics - April 19, 2021 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Qiuting Zeng, Weiran Shan, Hui Zhang, Jianjun Yang, Zhiyi Zuo Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research