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1Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Current Biology : CB
|October 26, 2013
Abstract:
Mice show an innate protective behavior to looming shadows approaching from above: they either run for cover or freeze in place. This newly discovered 'looming response' adds to the repertoire of stereotyped behaviors that can be utilized to study visual pathways.
