The amygdala is a heterogeneous brain structure implicated in processing of emotions and
storing the emotional aspects of memories. Gene activity markers such as c-Fos have been …

The development of molecular biology methods in the early 1980s led to a better
understanding of the role of transcription factors in mammalian cells. The discovery that …

Individuals use both passive and active defensive responses to environmental threats. Much
is known about the neural circuits of passive defensive responses (eg, freezing), but less is …

Emotional states displayed by an animal or a human can seriously affect behavior of their
conspecifics. The amygdala plays a crucial role in the processing of emotions. In this study …

Repeated exposure to stress induces cross-sensitization to psychostimulants. The present
study assessed functional neural activation during social defeat stress-induced sensitization …

The relative contribution of left and right amygdalae in the acquisition and retention of fear
conditioning was investigated in rats. Pretraining bilateral electrolytic lesions blocked the …

ABSTRACT Retigabine [D23129; N‐(2‐amino‐4‐(4‐fluorobenzylamino)‐phenyl) carbamic
acid ethyl ester] is an antiepileptic drug with a recently described novel mechanism of action …

Stress is a precipitating factor in depression and anxiety disorders. Patients with these
disorders often show amygdala abnormalities. The basolateral amygdala (BLA) is integral in …

Active avoidance (AA) is an important paradigm for studying mechanisms of aversive
instrumental learning, pathological anxiety, and active coping. Unfortunately, AA …

Understanding the function of the distinct amygdaloid nuclei in learning comprises a major
challenge. In the two studies described herein, we used c-Fos immunolabeling to compare …