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The present study reports the involvement of l-type calcium channels in the control of defensive behaviors produced by electrical stimulation of dorsal periaqueductal gray and overlying collicular layers. Rats that had chemitrodes in the dorsal midbrain and which stimulation produced freezing or flight behaviors with less than 55 μA were selected for drug experiments. Stimulation was repeated the...