Reconsolidation-induced rescue of a remote fear memory blocked by an early cortical inhibition: Involvement of the anterior cingulate cortex and the mediation by the thalamic nucleus reuniens

Hippocampus

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 596-607

  Sierra, Rodrigo O ^a   Pedraza, Lizeth K ^a   Zanona, Querusche K ^a   Santana, Fabiana ^a   Boos, Flávia Z ^a   Crestani, Ana P ^a   Haubrich, Josué ^a   de Oliveira Alvares, Lucas ^a   Calcagnotto, Maria Elisa ^a   Quillfeldt, Jorge A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

anterior cingulate cortex; nucleus reuniens; reconsolidation; remote memory; systems consolidation

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; MUSCIMOL; NIMODIPINE; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; CINGULATE GYRUS; CONDITIONING; DRUG EFFECTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CA1 REGION, HIPPOCAMPAL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEAR; GABA-A RECEPTOR AGONISTS; GYRUS CINGULI; LIDOCAINE; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDLINE THALAMIC NUCLEI; MUSCIMOL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NIMODIPINE; RATS, WISTAR; VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS;

EID: 85014583925     PISSN: 10509631     EISSN: 10981063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hipo.22715     Document Type: Article

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