Francesco Ferraguti

The paper identifies a multimodal calyx-like synapse in the forebrain extended amygdala formed by glutamatergic afferents from the pontine Kolliker-Fuse nucleus that co-release multiple neurotransmitters and neuropeptides.

The paper identifies an inhibitory fear memory engram in the mouse central lateral amygdala composed of GABAergic neurons and shows its role in fear expression.

The paper identifies two distinct mechanisms by which dopaminergic inputs regulate amygdala intercalated cell clusters, enhancing fear extinction through direct inhibition and suppression of cluster interactions.

The paper shows VIP interneurons in the amygdala use adaptive disinhibitory gating to enable associative learning by distinguishing important from irrelevant information.