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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2011.00062/full |