The Amygdala Encodes Specific Sensory Features of an Aversive Reinforcer

Studies of reconsolidation, in which retrieved memories are altered and restored, offer a novel approach for exploring the associative structure of fear memory. Here we show in rats that exposure to the unconditioned stimulus initiates an unconditioned stimulus–specific reconsolidation of learned fe...

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Autores principales: Dębiec, Jacek, Díaz-Mataix, Llorenç, Bush, David E. A., Doyère, Valérie, LeDoux, Joseph E.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2860669/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20348916
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nn.2520
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Sumario:Studies of reconsolidation, in which retrieved memories are altered and restored, offer a novel approach for exploring the associative structure of fear memory. Here we show in rats that exposure to the unconditioned stimulus initiates an unconditioned stimulus–specific reconsolidation of learned fear that depends on the amygdala. Thus, specific features of the unconditioned stimulus appear to be encoded in the amygdala as part of fear memories stored there.

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