Prefrontal cortex in learning to overcome generalized fear

Journal of Experimental Neuroscience

Volumn 2015, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 53-56

  Korzus, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CBP; Fear discrimination; NMDA Receptor; Overgeneralization; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALA; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DORSAL HIPPOCAMPUS; FEAR; HUMAN; MEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECALL; RECOGNITION; REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 84974806059     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11790695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/JEN.S26227     Document Type: Article

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