The α1 subunit of the GABA(A) receptor modulates fear learning and plasticity in the lateral amygdala

The α1 subunit of the GABA(A) receptor modulates fear learning and plasticity in the lateral amygdala

Synaptic plasticity in the amydgala is essential for emotional learning. Fear conditioning, for example, depends on changes in excitatory transmission that occur following NMDA receptor activation and AMPA receptor modification in this region. The role of these and other glutamatergic mechanisms h...

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Main Authors: Brian J Wiltgen, Bill Godsil, Zechun Peng, Faysal Saab, Harry June, Michael L Van Linn, James M Cook, Carolyn Houser, Thomas O’dell, Gregg E Homanics, Michael Fanselow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2009-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Long-Term Potentiation
Memory
emotion
inhibition
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/neuro.08.037.2009/full

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