Thalamus and stress (IMAGE) Institute of Experimental Medicine Caption Fluorescent image of PVT neurons. The fox in the background represent the experimetnal condition, where for odor was used as a stressor for the mice. Credit HUN-REN, LABORATORY OF THALAMUS RESEARCH, LASZLO ACSADY Usage Restrictions CC BY License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.