Basomedial amygdala mediates top-down control of anxiety and fear
Basomedial amygdala mediates top-down control of anxiety and fear
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Activation of the ventral medial prefrontal cortex–basomedial amygdala pathway is shown to suppress anxiety and fear-related freezing in mice, thus identifying the basomedial amygdala (and not intercalated cells, as posited by earlier models) as a novel target of top-down control.
Anxiety-related conditions are among the most difficult neuropsyc...
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Basomedial amygdala mediates top-down control of anxiety and fear
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4780260
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature15698
