Instrumental Punishment Learning Enhances the Intrinsic Excitability of Basolateral Amygdala Neurons
Eddie T Wise, Philip Jean-Richard-dit-Bressel, Joanna Oi-Yue Yau, Gavan P. McNally, John Power
This study shows that instrumental reward learning increases intrinsic excitability of BLA projection neurons, while punishment training maintains excitability and response-independent shocks reverse it.
bioRxiv · May 2, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience