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Mechanisms of fear learning and extinction in the mammalian brain (2008–2012)

Abstract:
The amygdala is a region of the brain that is involved in the processing of emotional information. In particular it is involved in the modulation of learning and memory formation in an emotional context e.g. assessing fear and its behavioural consequences in day to day living. This proposal aims to determine how the circuitry of the amygdala is involved in fear processing and how it is recruited during sensory stimulation. These studies will give us a clearer understanding of how this important brain structure functions and give us a better understanding of how learning and memory formation occur in the brain and how we may treat disorders of memory formation such as dementia
Grant type:
ARC Discovery Projects
Researchers:

  • Professor Pankaj Sah

    Institute Director
    Office of the Provost
    Institute Director
    Queensland Brain Institute
    Centre Director of The Asia-Pacific
    Asia-Pacific Centre for Neuromodulation
    Queensland Brain Institute
    Centre Director of The Science of L
    Science of Learning Centre
    Queensland Brain Institute
Funded by:
Australian Research Council