Lateral Habenula determines long-term storage of aversive memories.

Lateral Habenula determines long-term storage of aversive memories.

The Lateral Habenula (LHb) is a small brain structure that codifies negative motivational value and has been related to major depression. It has been shown recently that LHb activation is sufficient to induce aversive associative learning; however the key question about whether LHb activation is req...

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Main Authors: Micol eTomaiuolo, Carolina eGonzalez, Jorge eMedina, Joaquin ePiriz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Rats, Wistar
fear memory
Lateral habenula
memory persistence
Inhibitory Avoidance Learning
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00170/full

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