Distinct contributions of the basolateral amygdale and the medial prefrontal cortex to learning and relearning extinction of context conditioned fear

Learning and Memory

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 657-666

  Laurent, Vincent ^a   Westbrook, R Frederick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IFENPRODIL; MUSCIMOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFUSION; FEAR; FREEZING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MALE; MEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REINFORCEMENT;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; FREEZING REACTION, CATALEPTIC; LEARNING; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 51649098192     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.1080108     Document Type: Article

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