Project description
Research could reveal what guides fearful animals to flee or freeze
When faced with a threat, an animal must decide whether to freeze, thereby reducing its chances of being noticed, or flee to a safe refuge. This choice largely depends on the context in which the threat occurs. Although recent research has made great strides in identifying the pre-motor circuits and their inputs that control the freezing behaviour of rodents, it has provided poor insight into how contextual information guides their choice. Researchers working on the EU-funded A-FRO project are studying how fruit flies integrate information stemming from the environment and how this information guides their choice of whether to freeze or not in the face of a threat.
Fields of science
Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
ERC-COG - Consolidator Grant
Host institution
FUNDACAO D. ANNA DE SOMMER CHAMPALIMAUD E DR. CARLOS MONTEZ CHAMPALIMAUD
Net EU contribution
€ 1 969 750,00
Address
Avenida Brasilia, Centro De Investigacao Da Fundacao Champalimaud
1400-038 Lisboa
Portugal
1400-038 Lisboa
Portugal
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Region
Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
Beneficiaries (1)
FUNDACAO D. ANNA DE SOMMER CHAMPALIMAUD E DR. CARLOS MONTEZ CHAMPALIMAUD
Portugal
Net EU contribution
€ 1 969 750,00
Address
Avenida Brasilia, Centro De Investigacao Da Fundacao Champalimaud
1400-038 Lisboa
1400-038 Lisboa
See on map
Region
Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00