Pharmacogenetic excitation of dorsomedial prefrontal cortex restores fear prediction error

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 74-83

  Yau, Joanna Oi Yue ^a   McNally, Gavan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blocking; DREADDs; Prediction error; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

AAV5 CAMKIIALPHA HA HM3D(GQ) IRES MCITRINE; AAV5 HSYN ENHANCED YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; AAV5 HSYN HA HM3D(GQ) IRES MCITRINE; CLOZAPINE N OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS VECTOR;

ADENO ASSOCIATED VIRUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; DORSOMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; ERROR; EXPERIMENTAL BEHAVIORAL TEST; FEAR PREDICTION ERROR; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEARNING; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOGENETICS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STIMULUS; TRAINING; VISUAL STIMULATION; ANIMAL; CONDITIONING; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FEAR; FORECASTING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROSHOCK; FEAR; FORECASTING; MALE; PHARMACOGENETICS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84920507486     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3777-14.2015     Document Type: Article

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