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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| 格式: | Article |
| 語言: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-05-01
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| 叢編: | Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience |
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| 在線閱讀: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00129/full |