Extinction procedure induces pruning of dendritic spines in CA1 hippocampal field depending on strength of training in rats

Numerous reports indicate that learning and memory of conditioned responses are accompanied by genesis of dendritic spines in the hippocampus, although there is a conspicuous lack of information regarding spine modifications after behavioral extinction. There is ample evidence that treatments that t...

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Main Authors: María Eugenia Garín-Aguilar, Sofía eDíaz-Cintra, Andrea C. Medina, Gina Lorena Quirarte, Azucena eAguilar-Vázquez, Roberto A Prado-Alcalá
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2012.00012/full