A circuit mechanism for differentiating positive and negative associations

Praneeth Namburi, Anna Beyeler, Suzuko Yorozu, Gwendolyn G. Calhoon, Sarah A. Halbert, Romy Wichmann, Stephanie S. Holden, Kim L. Mertens, Melodi Anahtar, Ada C. Felix-Ortiz, Ian R. Wickersham, Jesse M. Gray and Kay M. Tye ()
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Praneeth Namburi: The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Anna Beyeler: The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Suzuko Yorozu: Harvard Medical School
Gwendolyn G. Calhoon: The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sarah A. Halbert: The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Romy Wichmann: The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stephanie S. Holden: The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kim L. Mertens: The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Melodi Anahtar: The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ada C. Felix-Ortiz: The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ian R. Wickersham: McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jesse M. Gray: Harvard Medical School
Kay M. Tye: The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Nature, 2015, vol. 520, issue 7549, 675-678

Abstract: Neurons in the basolateral amygdala projecting to canonical fear or reward circuits undergo opposing changes in synaptic strength following fear or reward conditioning, and selectively activating these projection-target-defined neural populations causes either negative or positive reinforcement, respectively.

Date: 2015
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