Bidirectional modulation of anxiety-related and social behaviors by amygdala projections to the medial prefrontal cortex

The basolateral amygdala (BLA) and the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) modulate anxiety and social behaviors. It remains to be elucidated, however, whether direct projections from the BLA to the mPFC play a functional role in these behaviors. We used optogenetic approaches in behaving mice to either...

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Main Authors: Felix-Ortiz, Ada Celis (Contributor), Burgos-Robles, Anthony Noel (Contributor), Bhagat, Neha D. (Contributor), Leppla, Christopher Albert (Contributor), Tye, Kay (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor), Picower Institute for Learning and Memory (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier, 2016-05-25T00:15:44Z.
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