Li, B. (2019) Central amygdala cells for learning and expressing aversive emotional memories. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 26. pp. 40-45. ISSN 23521546 (ISSN)
Abstract
Anticipatory defensive responses to an aversive or harmful event depend on memories linking the event with the predictive environmental cues. Extensive evidence indicates that the central amygdala is essential for the acquisition and recall of such memories. The evidence came initially from studies that relied on traditional lesion and pharmacological techniques, and recently from studies in which new methodologies were used to target, record and manipulate neuronal activities with improved precision and specificity. In this review, I will discuss the current understanding of the roles of central amygdala neurons in the learning and expression of defensive behaviors, with a focus on the major neuronal populations identified on the basis of their genetic markers. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
| Item Type: | Paper |
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| Subjects: | organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > tissues types and functions > amygdala organism description > animal behavior organism description > animal behavior > memory organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > tissues types and functions |
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| Communities: | CSHL labs > Li lab |
| Depositing User: | Matthew Dunn |
| Date: | 2019 |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Nov 2018 20:02 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Feb 2024 16:47 |
| PMCID: | PMC6474411 |
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| URI: | https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/37276 |
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