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Desh Deepak Ratna

University of Maryland, Baltimore

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Cue-Dependent Fear Learning Drives Nucleus Accumbens Spine Plasticity

Desh Deepak Ratna, Cortez Gray, Eugene Lee, Harris Kiaris, Makenna Hamilton, Tanner Chase Francis

This study shows that cue-dependent fear learning, not foot shock stress alone, drives synaptic plasticity in NAc D2-MSNs by increasing spine density.

bioRxiv · Mar 27, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience