NeuroscienceBehavioral NeurosciencePeer-reviewed
Brief optogenetic inhibition of rat lateral or ventrolateral periaqueductal gray augments the acquisition of Pavlovian fear conditioning.
Neda Assareh, Elena E. Bagley, Pascal Carrive, Gavan P. McNally
This study inhibits rat lateral and ventrolateral periaqueductal gray neurons during fear conditioning and finds it enhances fear learning and defensive responses.
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