Activity in prelimbic cortex subserves fear memory reconsolidation over time

Learning and Memory

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 14-20

  Stern, Cristina A J ^a   Gazarini, Lucas ^a   Vanvossen, Ana C ^a   Hames, Mayara S ^a   Bertoglio, Leandro J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 1; MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEAR MEMORY; FOOTSHOCK; FREEZING; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIMBIC CORTEX; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRELIMBIC CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; UPREGULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE PROTEIN 1; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GABA-A RECEPTOR AGONISTS; MALE; MEMORY; MUSCIMOL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84892623270     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.032631.113     Document Type: Article

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