A circuit mechanism for differentiating positive and negative associations

A circuit mechanism for differentiating positive and negative associations

The ability to differentiate stimuli predicting positive or negative outcomes is critical for survival, and perturbations of emotional processing underlie many psychiatric disease states. Synaptic plasticity in the basolateral amygdala complex (BLA) mediates the acquisition of associative memories,...

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Main Authors: Namburi, Praneeth (Contributor), Beyeler, Anna (Contributor), Yorozu, Suzuko (Author), Calhoon, Gwendolyn G. (Contributor), Wichmann, Romy (Contributor), Holden, Stephanie S. (Contributor), Mertens, Kim L. (Contributor), Wickersham, Ian R. (Contributor), Gray, Jesse M. (Author), Halbert, Sarah (Contributor), Anahtar, Melodi N. (Contributor), Felix-Ortiz, Ada Celis (Contributor), Tye, Kay (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor), McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT (Contributor), Picower Institute for Learning and Memory (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group, 2016-05-18T13:58:05Z.
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