Stathmin reveals dissociable roles of the basolateral amygdala in parental and social behaviors.

ABSTRACT: Innate parental behaviors and adult social interactions are essential for survival of the individual along with the species as a whole. Because these behaviors require threat assessment of the environment, it is plausible that they are regulated by the amygdala-associated neural circuitry of fear. However, the amygdala is not a single anatomic and functional unit, and nuclei of the amygdala have multiple inter- and intra-connections. This poses a question as to the exact role of different amygdala nuclei in these behaviors and the mechanisms involved. The basolateral complex of the amygdala nuclei (BLA) is particularly interesting in this regard: although the BLA role in forming memories for learned fear is established, the BLA role in innate behaviors is not well understood. We recently d

SUBMITTER: Martel G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2567152 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature