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...

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Автори: Dennis R. Sparta, Jim eSmithuis, Alice eStamatakis, Josh eJennings, Pranish eKantak, Randall eUng, Garret eStuber
Формат: Стаття
Мова:English
Опубліковано: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Серія:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Онлайн доступ:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00129/full