Molecular characterization of Thy1 expressing fear-inhibiting neurons within the basolateral amygdala

Activation of Thy-1 expressing neurons in the basolateral amygdala (BLA) has been shown to result in inhibition of fear. Here the authors present a comprehensive workflow to identify genes that are upregulated in this population and can be pharmacologically targeted to enable fear extinction.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kenneth M. McCullough, Dennis Choi, Jidong Guo, Kelsey Zimmerman, Jordan Walton, Donald G. Rainnie, Kerry J. Ressler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13149