Autor: |
Hadley C Bergstrom, Craig G McDonald, Luke R Johnson |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2011 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 6, Iss 1, p e15698 (2011) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0015698 |
Popis: |
Understanding the physical encoding of a memory (the engram) is a fundamental question in neuroscience. Although it has been established that the lateral amygdala is a key site for encoding associative fear memory, it is currently unclear whether the spatial distribution of neurons encoding a given memory is random or stable. Here we used spatial principal components analysis to quantify the topography of activated neurons, in a select region of the lateral amygdala, from rat brains encoding a Pavlovian conditioned fear memory. Our results demonstrate a stable, spatially patterned organization of amygdala neurons are activated during the formation of a Pavlovian conditioned fear memory. We suggest that this stable neuronal assembly constitutes a spatial dimension of the engram. |
Databáze: |
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