Oscillatory substrates of fear and safety

Marco Bocchio; Marco Capogna

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2014.08.014

Oscillatory substrates of fear and safety

Neuron. 2014 Aug 20;83(4):753-5. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.08.014.

Authors

Marco Bocchio¹, Marco Capogna²

Affiliations

¹ MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3TH, UK.
² MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3TH, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25144870
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.08.014

Abstract

Oscillatory activity in the basolateral amygdala (BLA) is critical for emotional behavior. In this issue of Neuron, Stujenske et al. (2014) describe novel dynamics of BLA theta-gamma-coupled neuronal oscillations associated with conditioned and innate fear.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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MeSH terms

Animals
Basolateral Nuclear Complex / physiology*
Fear / physiology*
Gamma Rhythm / physiology*
Hippocampus / physiology*
Male
Prefrontal Cortex / physiology*
Safety*
Theta Rhythm / physiology*

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MeSH terms

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