title: Fear and anxiety regulation by conserved affective circuits.
abstract: In this issue of Neuron, Yamaguchi et al. (2013) demonstrated that inactivation of two parallel neural pathways connecting the posterior septum with the medial habenula differentially affects fear and anxiety in mice, providing insights into how animals choose defensive behaviors under threats.
authors.affiliation: RIKEN Brain Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan. hitoshi@brain.riken.jp
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Hidenori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aizawa