Neuromedin B excites central lateral amygdala neurons and reduces cardiovascular output and fear-potentiated startle.
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DOI: 10.1002/jcp.31020
Abstract: Neuromedin B (NMB) and gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) are the two mammalian analogs in the bombesin peptide family that exert a variety of actions including emotional processing, appetitive behaviors, cognition, and tumor growth. The bombesin-like peptides… read more here.
Keywords: potentiated startle; amygdala; bb1 receptors; fear potentiated ... See more keywords
Preimmunization with a heat-killed preparation of Mycobacterium vaccae enhances fear extinction in the fear-potentiated startle paradigm
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2017.08.014
Abstract: The hygiene hypothesis or "Old Friends" hypothesis proposes that inflammatory diseases are increasing in modern urban societies, due in part to reduced exposure to microorganisms that drive immunoregulatory circuits, and a failure to terminate inappropriate… read more here.
Keywords: acoustic startle; fear; extinction; fear potentiated ... See more keywords