Fear memory

I Izquierdo, CRG Furini, JC Myskiw - Physiological reviews, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Fear memory is the best-studied form of memory. It was thoroughly investigated in the past
60 years mostly using two classical conditioning procedures (contextual fear conditioning …

The neuroanatomical, neurophysiological and psychological basis of memory: Current models and their origins

E Camina, F Güell - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
This review aims to classify and clarify, from a neuroanatomical, neurophysiological, and
psychological perspective, different memory models that are currently widespread in the …

Norepinephrine ignites local hotspots of neuronal excitation: How arousal amplifies selectivity in perception and memory

M Mather, D Clewett, M Sakaki… - Behavioral and Brain …, 2016 - cambridge.org
Emotional arousal enhances perception and memory of high-priority information but impairs
processing of other information. Here, we propose that, under arousal, local glutamate levels …

Modular organization of the brainstem noradrenaline system coordinates opposing learning states

A Uematsu, BZ Tan, EA Ycu, JS Cuevas… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Noradrenaline modulates global brain states and diverse behaviors through what is
traditionally believed to be a homogeneous cell population in the brainstem locus coeruleus …

Encoding of fear learning and memory in distributed neuronal circuits

C Herry, JP Johansen - Nature neuroscience, 2014 - nature.com
How sensory information is transformed by learning into adaptive behaviors is a
fundamental question in neuroscience. Studies of auditory fear conditioning have revealed …

[HTML][HTML] Synaptic plasticity, engrams, and network oscillations in amygdala circuits for storage and retrieval of emotional memories

M Bocchio, S Nabavi, M Capogna - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
The neuronal circuits of the basolateral amygdala (BLA) are crucial for acquisition,
consolidation, retrieval, and extinction of associative emotional memories. Synaptic plasticity …

Control of synaptic plasticity in deep cortical networks

PR Roelfsema, A Holtmaat - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2018 - nature.com
Humans and many other animals have an enormous capacity to learn about sensory stimuli
and to master new skills. However, many of the mechanisms that enable us to learn remain …

Neural ensemble dynamics underlying a long-term associative memory

BF Grewe, J Gründemann, LJ Kitch, JA Lecoq… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
The brain's ability to associate different stimuli is vital for long-term memory, but how neural
ensembles encode associative memories is unknown. Here we studied how cell ensembles …

[HTML][HTML] Amygdala inhibitory circuits regulate associative fear conditioning

S Krabbe, J Gründemann, A Lüthi - Biological psychiatry, 2018 - Elsevier
Associative memory formation is essential for an animal's survival by ensuring adaptive
behavioral responses in an ever-changing environment. This is particularly important under …

Memories are not written in stone: Re-writing fear memories by means of non-invasive brain stimulation and optogenetic manipulations

S Borgomaneri, S Battaglia, G Sciamanna… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The acquisition of fear associative memory requires brain processes of coordinated neural
activity within the amygdala, prefrontal cortex (PFC), hippocampus, thalamus and brainstem …