Author:
Marquart Gregory D.,Tabor Kathryn M.,Bergeron Sadie A.,Briggman Kevin L.,Burgess Harold A.
Abstract
AbstractMany species execute ballistic escape reactions to avoid imminent danger. Despite fast reaction times, responses are often highly regulated, reflecting a trade-off between costly motor actions and perceived threat level. However, how sensory cues are integrated within premotor escape circuits remains poorly understood. Here we show that in zebrafish, less precipitous threats elicit a delayed escape, characterized by flexible trajectories, that are driven by a cluster of 38 prepontine neurons that are completely separate from the fast escape pathway. Whereas neurons that initiate rapid escapes receive direct auditory input and drive motor neurons, input and output pathways for delayed escapes are indirect, facilitating integration of cross-modal sensory information. Rapid decision making in the escape system is thus enabled by parallel pathways for ballistic responses and flexible delayed actions.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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