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The mesencephalic GCt–ICo complex and tonic immobility in pigeons (Columba livia): a c-Fos study

verfasst von: Fernando Falkenburger Melleu, C. Lino-de-Oliveira, J. Marino-Neto

Erschienen in: Brain Structure and Function | Ausgabe 3/2017

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Abstract

Tonic immobility (TI) is a response to a predator attack, or other inescapable danger, characterized by immobility, analgesia and unresponsiveness to external stimuli. In mammals, the periaqueductal gray (PAG) and deep tectal regions control the expression of TI as well as other defensive behaviors. In birds, little is known about the mesencephalic circuitry involved in the control of TI. Here, adult pigeons (both sex, n = 4/group), randomly assigned to non-handled, handled or TI groups, were killed 90 min after manipulations and the brains processed for detection of c-Fos immunoreactive cells (c-Fos-ir, marker for neural activity) in the mesencephalic central gray (GCt) and the adjacent nucleus intercollicularis (ICo). The NADPH-diaphorase staining delineated the boundaries of the sub nuclei in the ICo–GCt complex. Compared to non-handled, TI (but not handling) induced c-Fos-ir in NADPH-diaphorase-rich and -poor regions. After TI, the number of c-Fos-ir increased in the caudal and intermediate areas of the ICo (but not in the GCt), throughout the rostrocaudal axis of the dorsal stratum griseum periventriculare (SGPd) of the optic tectum and in the n. mesencephalicus lateralis pars dorsalis (MLd), which is part of the ascending auditory pathway. These data suggest that inescapable threatening stimuli such as TI may recruit neurons in discrete areas of ICo–GCt complex, deep tectal layer and in ascending auditory circuits that may control the expression of defensive behaviors in pigeons. Additionally, data indicate that the contiguous deep tectal SCPd (but not GCt) in birds may be functionally comparable to the mammalian dorsal PAG.

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Titel: The mesencephalic GCt–ICo complex and tonic immobility in pigeons (Columba livia): a c-Fos study
verfasst von: Fernando Falkenburger Melleu
C. Lino-de-Oliveira
J. Marino-Neto
Publikationsdatum: 22.07.2016
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: Brain Structure and Function / Ausgabe 3/2017
Print ISSN: 1863-2653
Elektronische ISSN: 1863-2661
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-016-1275-0

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