Fear Expression Suppresses Medial Prefrontal Cortical Firing in Rats.

The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) plays a crucial role in emotional learning and memory in rodents and humans. While many studies suggest a differential role for the prelimbic (PL) and infralimbic (IL) subdivisions of mPFC, few have considered the relationship between neural activity in these two...

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Main Authors: Thomas F Giustino, Paul J Fitzgerald, Stephen Maren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5077087?pdf=render