Reversible inactivation of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis prevents reinstatement but not renewal of extinguished fear

eNeuro

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Goode, Travis D ^a   Kim, Janice J ^a   Maren, Stephen ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BNST; Extinction; Fear; Muscimol; Reinstatement; Renewal

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027586307     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23732822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0037-15.2015     Document Type: Article

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