Cannabinoid CB1 receptor mediates fear extinction via habituation-like processes

K Kamprath, G Marsicano, J Tang… - Journal of …, 2006 - Soc Neuroscience
The interplay between fear expression and fear extinction provides an important prerequisite
for adequate coping with aversive encounters. Current models propose that extinction of …

Bimodal control of fear-coping strategies by CB1 cannabinoid receptors

M Metna-Laurent, E Soria-Gómez… - Journal of …, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
To maximize their chances of survival, animals need to rapidly and efficiently respond to
aversive situations. These responses can be classified as active or passive and depend on …

Cannabinoid CB1 receptor deficiency increases contextual fear memory under highly aversive conditions and long-term potentiation in vivo

W Jacob, R Marsch, G Marsicano, B Lutz… - Neurobiology of learning …, 2012 - Elsevier
The cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1) is abundantly expressed in the central nervous
system where it negatively controls the release of several neurotransmitters. CB1 activity …

Genetic deletion and pharmacological blockade of CB1 receptors modulates anxiety in the shock‐probe burying test

A Degroot, GG Nomikos - European Journal of Neuroscience, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Cannabinoids affect various behavioral processes, including emotion, learning and memory,
which may bspecifically regulated through the CB1 receptors. The exact role CB1 receptors …

CB1 cannabinoid receptors modulate kinase and phosphatase activity during extinction of conditioned fear in mice

A Cannich, CT Wotjak, K Kamprath… - Learning & …, 2004 - learnmem.cshlp.org
Cannabinoid receptors type 1 (CB1) play a central role in both short-term and long-term
extinction of auditory-cued fear memory. The molecular mechanisms underlying this function …

Enhancing cannabinoid neurotransmission augments the extinction of conditioned fear

JP Chhatwal, M Davis, KA Maguschak… - …, 2005 - nature.com
The endogenous cannabinoid (eCB) system represents a major therapeutic target for the
treatment of a variety of anxiety-related disorders. A recent study has demonstrated that …

Infusion of cannabidiol into infralimbic cortex facilitates fear extinction via CB1 receptors

FH Do Monte, RR Souza, RM Bitencourt… - Behavioural brain …, 2013 - Elsevier
Previous studies have implicated cannabinoids in extinction of conditioned fear. We have
recently showed that intraventricular infusion of the phytocannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) …

Chronic cannabinoid administration in vivo compromises extinction of fear memory

HC Lin, SC Mao, PS Chen, PW Gean - Learning & Memory, 2008 - learnmem.cshlp.org
Endocannabinoids are critically involved in the extinction of fear memory. Here we
examined the effects of repeated cannabinoid administration on the extinction of fear …

The effects of cannabinoids on contextual conditioned fear in CB1 knockout and CD1 mice

E Mikics, T Dombi, B Barsvári, B Varga… - Behavioural …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
We studied the effects of cannabinoids on contextual conditioned fear responses. CB1
knockout and wild-type (CD1) mice were exposed to a brief session of electric shocks, and …

CB2 cannabinoid receptor knockout in mice impairs contextual long‐term memory and enhances spatial working memory

Y Li, J Kim - Neural plasticity, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Neurocognitive effects of cannabinoids have been extensively studied with a focus on CB1
cannabinoid receptors because CB1 receptors have been considered the major …