NPY Released From GABA Neurons of the Dentate Gyrus Specially Reduces Contextual Fear Without Affecting Cued or Trace Fear

NPY Released From GABA Neurons of the Dentate Gyrus Specially Reduces Contextual Fear Without Affecting Cued or Trace Fear

Disproportionate, maladapted, and generalized fear are essential hallmarks of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which develops upon severe trauma in a subset of exposed individuals. Among the brain areas that are processing fear memories, the hippocampal formation exerts a central role linking e...

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Main Authors: Lucas B. Comeras, Noa Hörmer, Pradeepa Mohan Bethuraj, Ramon O. Tasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience
Subjects:
neuropeptide Y
NPY
fear
fear extinction
hippocampus
dentate gyrus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnsyn.2021.635726/full

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