Alterations in neuronal morphology in infralimbic cortex predict resistance to fear extinction following acute stress

Dysfunction in corticolimbic circuits that mediate the extinction of learned fear responses is thought to underlie the perseveration of fear in stress-related psychopathologies, including post-traumatic stress disorder. Chronic stress produces dendritic hypertrophy in basolateral amygdala (BLA) and...

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Main Authors: Kelly M. Moench, Mouna Maroun, Alexandra Kavushansky, Cara Wellman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:Neurobiology of Stress
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352289515300217