Neuropeptide S and BDNF gene expression in the amygdala are influenced by social decision-making under stress

In a newly developed conceptual model of stressful social decision making, the Stress-Alternatives Model (SAM; used for the 1st time in mice) elicits two types of response: escape or remain submissively. Daily (4d) aggressive social interaction in a neutral arena between a C57BL6/N test mouse and a...

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Main Authors: Justin P. Smith, Justin K. Achua, Tangi R. Summers, Patrick J Ronan, Cliff H Summers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00121/full