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Molecular Mechanisms Of Stress-Induced Increases In Fear Memory Consolidation Within The Amygdala, Antonio V. Aubry, Peter A. Serrano, Nesha S. Burghardt
Molecular Mechanisms Of Stress-Induced Increases In Fear Memory Consolidation Within The Amygdala, Antonio V. Aubry, Peter A. Serrano, Nesha S. Burghardt
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Stress can significantly impact brain function and increase the risk for developing various psychiatric disorders. Many of the brain regions that are implicated in psychiatric disorders and are vulnerable to the effects of stress are also involved in mediating emotional learning. Emotional learning has been a subject of intense investigation for the past 30 years, with the vast majority of studies focusing on the amygdala and its role in associative fear learning. However, the mechanisms by which stress affects the amygdala and amygdala-dependent fear memories remain unclear. Here we review the literature on the enhancing effects of acute and chronic …