Corticosterone enhances formation of non-fear but not fear memory during infectious illness

IntroductionSurvivors of critical illness are at high risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but administration of glucocorticoids during the illness can lower that risk. The mechanism is not known but may involve glucocorticoid modulation of hippocampal- and amygdala-dependent mem...

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Main Authors: Alice Hill, Colin Johnston, Isaac Agranoff, Swapnil Gavade, Joanna Spencer-Segal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1144173/full