Alexander Galazyuk

The amygdala plays an important role in social communication by sound, but little is known about how it integrates diverse auditory inputs to form selective responses to social vocalizations. We show that BLA neurons receive inputs that are responsive to both negative- and positive-affect vocalizations but their spiking outputs are fewer and highly selective for vocalization type. Our work demonstrates that BLA neurons perform an integrative function in shaping appropriate behavioral responses to social vocalizations.