Beta-adrenergic receptors in the lateral nucleus of the amygdala contribute to the acquisition but not the consolidation of auditory fear conditioning

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue OCT, 2010, Pages

  Bush, David E A ^a   Caparosa, Ellen M ^a   Gekker, Anna ^b   LeDoux, Joseph ^a,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Beta adrenergic; Consolidation; Fear conditioning; Lateral amygdala; Norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649548795     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2010.00154     Document Type: Article

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