A peptidergic amygdala microcircuit modulates sexually dimorphic contextual fear
AK Rajbhandari, J. Christopher Octeau, S Gonzalez, Zachary T. Pennington, J Trott, J Chavez, Erin Ngyuen, Natasha Keces, Weizhe Hong, Rachael L. Neve, James A. Waschek, BS Khakh, Fanselow
This study identifies a PACAPergic microcircuit in the amygdala that modulates contextual fear in a sex-dependent manner, with distinct effects on fear acquisition, generalization, and extinction.
bioRxiv · Jan 28, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience