Activity-dependent synaptic plasticity in the central nucleus of the amygdala

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1847-1855

  Samson, Rachel D ^a   Paré, Denis ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Fear conditioning; GABA; In vitro; Learning; Long term potentiation; Memory; NMDA; PPF

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHELATING AGENT; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PRESYNAPTIC RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN STEM; CAPSULA INTERNA; CENTRAL AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; CENTRAL AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS MEDIAL SECTOR; CHELATION; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; FACILITATION; FEAR; FEAR CONDITIONING; GENE EXPRESSION; GUINEA PIG; HYPERPOLARIZATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; LATERAL AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS; THALAMUS POSTERIOR NUCLEUS;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; 6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CHELATING AGENTS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEAR; GUINEA PIGS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PICROTOXIN; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RECEPTORS, PRESYNAPTIC; THALAMUS;

EID: 14144253642     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3713-04.2005     Document Type: Article

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