Optogenetics to study the circuits of fear- and depression-like behaviors: A critical analysis

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 144-157

  Belzung, Catherine ^a   Turiault, Marc ^b   Griebel, Guy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b Le Temps   (Switzerland)

^c SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Behavioral tests; Depression; Optogenetics

Indexed keywords

OPSIN;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; DEPRESSION; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; FEAR; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROSCIENTIST; OPTOGENETICS; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACOLOGIST; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TRENDS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DEPRESSION; FEAR; HUMANS; MICE; NERVE NET; OPTOGENETICS;

EID: 84899518621     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: 18735177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2014.04.002     Document Type: Review

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