Inhibition of projections from the basolateral amygdala to the entorhinal cortex disrupts the acquisition of contextual fear

Inhibition of projections from the basolateral amygdala to the entorhinal cortex disrupts the acquisition of contextual fear

The development of excessive fear and/or stress responses to environmental cues such as contexts associated with a traumatic event is a hallmark of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The basolateral amygdala (BLA) has been implicated as a key structure mediating contextual fear conditioning. I...

Celý popis

Podrobná bibliografie
Hlavní autoři: Dennis R. Sparta, Jim eSmithuis, Alice eStamatakis, Josh eJennings, Pranish eKantak, Randall eUng, Garret eStuber
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Edice:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Témata:
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Fear conditioning
Glutamate
optogenetics
halorhodopsin
On-line přístup:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00129/full

Internet

http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00129/full

Podobné jednotky