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Stress reverses plasticity in the pathway projecting from the ventromedial prefrontal cortex to the basolateral amygdala

Maroun, Mouna·2006·European Journal of Neuroscience

Abstract

We have previously shown that high‐frequency stimulation to the basolateral amygdala (BLA) induces long‐term potentiation (LTP) in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) and that prior exposure to inescapable stress inhibits the induction of LTP in this pathway [Maroun & Richter‐Levin (2003)J. Neurosci., 23, 4406–4409]. Here, we show that the reciprocal pathway projecting from the vmPFC to the BLA is resistant to the induction of LTP. Conversely, long‐term depression (LTD) is robustly induced in the BLA in response to low‐frequency stimulation to the vmPFC. Furthermore, prior exposure to inescapable stress reverses plasticity in this pathway, resulting in the promotion of LTP and the inhibition of LTD. Our findings suggest that, under normal and safe conditions, the vmPFC is unable to exert excitatory synaptic plasticity over the BLA; rather, LTD, which encodes memory of safety in the BLA, is favoured. Following stressful experiences, LTP in the BLA is promoted to encode memory of fear.

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Authors
Maroun, M.
Affiliations
University of Haifa (IL)
Corresponding author
Maroun, Mouna
Venue
European Journal of Neuroscience
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2006-11
Volume
24
Issue
10
Pages
2917-2922
ISSN
  • 0953-816X (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-9568
OpenAlex
W2166892356
Cited by
82
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68
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FWCI
2.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • European Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Zeit-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
Keywords
ventromedial prefrontal cortex, basolateral amygdala, synaptic plasticity, long-term potentiation, long-term depression, inescapable stress, fear memory
MeSH terms
Amygdala, Animals, Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation, Efferent Pathways, Electric Stimulation, Male, Neuronal Plasticity, Stress, Physiological, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Prefrontal Cortex, Rats

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