5-HT<sub>2C</sub> Receptors in the BNST Modulate Contextual Fear Conditioning Without Affecting Acute Early Life Stress-Enhanced Fear Learning in Adult Rats

5-HT<sub>2C</sub> Receptors in the BNST Modulate Contextual Fear Conditioning Without Affecting Acute Early Life Stress-Enhanced Fear Learning in Adult Rats

Background/Objectives: Rodents provide a useful translational model of fear- and anxiety-related behaviors. Previously stressed animals exhibit physiological and behavioral stress responses that parallel those observed in anxious humans. Patients diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)...

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Main Authors: Brianna L. Minshall, Catherine F. Wasylyshyn, Kate M. Brand, Caroline M. Bartoszek, Kennedy A. Seipel, Madeline M. Booms, Lucy C. Chappell, Amanda N. Reichert, Jacob R. Dowell, Angeles L. Buck, Henry T. Beckett, Christopher A. Lowry, Jennifer J. Quinn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
early-life stress
post-traumatic stress disorder
serotonin
bed nucleus of the stria terminalis
stress-enhanced fear learning
SEFL
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/14/12/1287

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