Regulation of Excitatory Synapses and Fearful memories by Stress Hormones

Memories for emotionally arousing and fearful events are generally well retained. From the evolutionary point of view this is a highly adaptive behavioral response aimed to remember relevant information. However, fearful memories can also be inappropriately and vividly (re)expressed, such as in post...

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Main Authors: Harmen J Krugers, Ming eZhou, Marian eJoels, Merel eKindt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2011.00062/full