Inhibitory Circuits in the Basolateral Amygdala in Aversive Learning and Memory

Overview

Journal Front Neural Circuits

Date 2021 May 17

PMID 33994955

Citations 9

Authors

Madhusoothanan B Perumal

Pankaj Sah

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Abstract

Neural circuits in the basolateral amygdala (BLA) play a pivotal role in the learning and memory formation, and processing of emotionally salient experiences, particularly aversive ones. A diverse population of GABAergic neurons present in the BLA orchestrate local circuits to mediate emotional memory functions. Targeted manipulation of GABAergic neuronal subtypes has shed light on cell-type specific functional roles in the fear learning and memory, revealing organizing principles for the operation of inhibitory circuit motifs in the BLA.

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