Functional architecture of dopamine neurons driving fear extinction learning

XI Salinas-Hernández, D Zafiri, T Sigurdsson… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
The ability to extinguish fear responses to stimuli that no longer predict danger is critical for
adaptive behavior and increases the likelihood of survival. During fear extinction, dopamine …

Analgesic Properties of Next-Generation Modulators of Endocannabinoid Signaling: Leveraging Modern Tools for the Development of Novel Therapeutics

S Singh, KJ Ellioff, MR Bruchas… - Journal of …, 2024 - jpet.aspetjournals.org
Targeting the endocannabinoid (eCB) signaling system for pain relief is an important
treatment option that is only now beginning to be mechanistically explored. In this review, we …

Discrete prefrontal neuronal circuits determine repeated stress-induced behavioral phenotypes in male mice

H Li, A Kawatake-Kuno, H Inaba, Y Miyake, Y Itoh… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Chronic stress is a major risk factor for psychiatric disorders, including depression. Although
depression is a highly heterogeneous syndrome, it remains unclear how chronic stress …

A distinct cortical code for socially learned threat

SE Silverstein, R O'Sullivan, O Bukalo, D Pati… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Animals can learn about sources of danger while minimizing their own risk by observing
how others respond to threats. However, the distinct neural mechanisms by which threats …

Neuromodulation of inhibitory synaptic transmission in the basolateral amygdala during fear and anxiety

X Fu, JG Tasker - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The basolateral amygdala plays pivotal roles in the regulation of fear and anxiety and these
processes are profoundly modulated by different neuromodulatory systems that are recruited …

A distinct neuronal ensemble of prelimbic cortex mediates spontaneous pain in rats with peripheral inflammation

L Ma, L Yue, S Liu, S Xu, J Tong, X Sun, L Su… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The absence of a comprehensive understanding of the neural basis of spontaneous pain
limits the development of therapeutic strategies targeting this primary complaint of patients …

Endocannabinoids modulate fear extinction controlled by a cortical-amygdala projection

A Adhikari - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Endocannabinoids modulate fear extinction controlled by a cortical-amygdala projection: Neuron
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[HTML][HTML] Methionine oxidation of actin cytoskeleton attenuates traumatic memory retention via reactivating dendritic spine morphogenesis

CD Huang, Y Shi, F Wang, PF Wu, JG Chen - Redox Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by hypermnesia of the trauma and a
persistent fear response. The molecular mechanisms underlying the retention of traumatic …

[HTML][HTML] Predator odor stress reactivity, alcohol drinking and the endocannabinoid system

LC Ornelas, J Besheer - Neurobiology of Stress, 2024 - Elsevier
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) are highly comorbid
and individual differences in response to stress suggest resilient and susceptible …

The projection from dorsal medial prefrontal cortex to basolateral amygdala promotes behaviors of negative emotion in rats

Y Cai, J Ge, ZZ Pan - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Brain circuits between medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and amygdala have been implicated
in cortical control of emotion, especially anxiety. Studies in recent years focus on differential …