Distinct ensembles of medial prefrontal cortex neurons are activated by threatening stimuli that elicit excitation vs. inhibition of movement

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 793-807

  Halladay, Lindsay R ^a   Blair, Hugh T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fear conditioning; Infralimbic; Medial prefrontal cortex; Periaqueductal gray; Prelimbic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CLASSIFICATION; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEAR; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THREAT; WHITE NOISE; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CATALEPSY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; HEARING; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LONG EVANS RAT; NERVE CELL; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROSHOCK; FEAR; FREEZING REACTION, CATALEPTIC; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

EID: 84938651006     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00656.2014     Document Type: Article

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