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SISSA: Brain Switch That Controls Freeze-or-Flight Survival Instincts
July 24, 2025
TRIESTE, Italy, July 24 (TNSjou) -- The International School for Advanced Studies (Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati) issued the following news:

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The brain switch that controls freeze-or-flight survival instincts

A new study published in Nature has identified a key mechanism in the brain that determines whether an animal, when faced with a threat, reacts by fleeing or freezing. By comparing two species of deer mice, researchers discover . . .

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