Infant gut microbiome composition is associated with non-social fear behavior in a pilot study
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23281-y
Abstract: Experimental manipulation of gut microbes in animal models alters fear behavior and relevant neurocircuitry. In humans, the first year of life is a key period for brain development, the emergence of fearfulness, and the establishment… read more here.
Keywords: infant gut; fear behavior; gut; gut microbiome ... See more keywords
Vesicular monoamine transporter 2 mediates fear behavior in mice
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DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12634
Abstract: A subset of people exposed to a traumatic event develops post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is associated with dysregulated fear behavior. Genetic variation in SLC18A2, the gene that encodes vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2), has… read more here.
Keywords: vmat2 mice; fear behavior; vesicular monoamine; mice ... See more keywords
The Medial Prefrontal Cortex, Nucleus Accumbens, Basolateral Amygdala, and Hippocampus Regulate the Amelioration of Environmental Enrichment and Cue in Fear Behavior in the Animal Model of PTSD
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DOI: 10.1155/2022/7331714
Abstract: A growing body of evidence showed that environmental enrichment (EE) ameliorated footshock-induced fear behavior of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, no research comprehensively tested the effect of EE, cue, and the combination of EE and… read more here.
Keywords: fear behavior; cue; cortex; hippocampus ... See more keywords