A Discrete Population of Neurons in the Lateral Amygdala Is Specifically Activated by Contextual Fear Conditioning

Autor/inn/en	Wilson, Yvette M.; Murphy, Mark
Titel	A Discrete Population of Neurons in the Lateral Amygdala Is Specifically Activated by Contextual Fear Conditioning
Quelle	In: Learning & Memory, 16 (2009) 6, S.357-361 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-0502
DOI	10.1101/lm.1361509
Schlagwörter	Conditioning; Fear; Brain; Brain Hemisphere Functions; Neurological Organization; Context Effect; Genetics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Furcht; Gehirn; Humangenetik
Abstract	There is no clear identification of the neurons involved in fear conditioning in the amygdala. To search for these neurons, we have used a genetic approach, the "fos-tau-lacZ" (FTL) mouse, to map functionally activated expression in neurons following contextual fear conditioning. We have identified a discrete population of neurons in the lateral amygdala that are activated specifically following learning. These neurons have the morphology of principal neurons of the amygdala, and are immunoreactive for glutamate. The highly specific localization of these neurons within the lateral amygdala suggests that these neurons may be a discrete population of neurons involved in fear learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10