Basomedial amygdala activity in mice reflects specific and general aversion uncontrollability.

Learning adaptive behaviour to control aversion is a major brain function. Detecting the absence of control is also important, although chronic uncontrollable aversion can impact maladaptively on stimulus processing in general. The mouse basomedial amygdala (BMA) contributes to aversion processing with high BMA activity associated with active behavioural responding.