The Role of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex-Amygdala Circuit in Stress Effects on the Extinction of Fear

Stress exposure, depending on its intensity and duration, affects cognition and learning in an adaptive or maladaptive manner. Studies addressing the effects of stress on cognitive processes have mainly focused on conditioned fear, since it is suggested that fear-motivated learning lies at the root...

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Main Authors: Irit Akirav, Mouna Maroun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/30873