DocumentCode
1910471
Title
Effects of Neonatal Isolation on Bidrectional Plasticity of the Basolateral Amygdala-Denate Gyrus Synapse in Freely Behaving Rats
Author
Dorward, Emily C. ; Blaise, J. Harry
Author_Institution
Neuroscience Program and Engineering Department, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 06106-3100
fYear
2006
fDate
2006
Firstpage
117
Lastpage
118
Abstract
Previous studies have shown synaptic plasticity in the basolateral amygdala-denate gyrus synapse, whereby electrical stilmuation of the basolateral amygdala (BLA) induced potentials in the dentate gyrus (DG) in freely behaving animals. The BLA is known to be involved in emotion and the DG, as a part of the hippocampus, to be responsible for learning and memory. Together, this pathway is thought to link emotion with memory. In this study, we examined the effects of neonatal isolation on synaptic plasticity in the BLA and DG of the freely-moving rat by atilizing both LTP AND LTD.
Keywords
Animals; Dentistry; Educational institutions; Electrodes; Hippocampus; Neuroscience; Pediatrics; Rats; Stress; Surgery;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Bioengineering Conference, 2006. Proceedings of the IEEE 32nd Annual Northeast
Conference_Location
Easton, PA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9563-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NEBC.2006.1629780
Filename
1629780
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