Stress-Induced Enhancement of the Startle Reflex
Abstract
A major goal of the work currently funded by the AFOSR is to determine to role of glutamate receptors in the amygdala in conditioned fear and to begin to determine brain areas involved in the inhibition of fear. We have recently found further evidence that the amygdala may be the actual storage location for fear memories and that N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in the amygdala are critically involved in the associative process necessary for fear conditioning. We have also developed a procedure to directly measure inhibition of fear and have been using a variety of procedures to begin to determine what brain areas are activated by safety signals (stimuli which signal the absence of aversive events).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 31, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA342830
Entities
People
- Michael S. Davis
Organizations
- Yale University