Neurons in the amygdala with response-selectivity for anxiety in two ethologically based tests.

The amygdala is a key area in the brain for detecting potential threats or dangers, and further mediating anxiety. However, the neuronal mechanisms of anxiety in the amygdala have not been well characterized. Here we report that in freely-behaving mice, a group of neurons in the basolateral amygdala...

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Main Authors: Dong V Wang, Fang Wang, Jun Liu, Lu Zhang, Zhiru Wang, Longnian Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3073991?pdf=render