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@article{citeulike:854205, abstract = {Emotions generally facilitate memory, an effect mediated by the basolateral amygdala (BLA). To study the underlying mechanisms, we recorded BLA, perirhinal and entorhinal neurons during an appetitive trace-conditioning task. We focused on the rhinal cortices because they constitute the interface between the hippocampus, a mediator of memory consolidation, and the neocortex, the storage site of declarative memories. We found that, after unexpected rewards, BLA activity increased impulse transmission from perirhinal to entorhinal neurons and that this effect decayed as the association between conditioned stimuli and rewards was learned. At this late phase of learning, the BLA effect occurred when the animals were anticipating the reward. By enhancing the processing of sensory cues, the BLA-mediated facilitation of rhinal interactions may explain how the amygdala promotes memory formation in emotional conditions.}, address = {Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 197 University Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA.}, author = {Paz, Rony and Pelletier, Joe Guillaume G. and Bauer, Elizabeth P. and Par\'{e}, Denis}, citeulike-article-id = {854205}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nn1771}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16964249}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16964249}, day = {10}, doi = {10.1038/nn1771}, issn = {1097-6256}, journal = {Nature neuroscience}, keywords = {bla}, month = {October}, number = {10}, pages = {1321--1329}, posted-at = {2006-09-22 10:08:57}, priority = {2}, title = {Emotional enhancement of memory via amygdala-driven facilitation of rhinal interactions.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nn1771}, volume = {9}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:854205 L3 - citeulike-article-id:854205 N2 - Emotions generally facilitate memory, an effect mediated by the basolateral amygdala (BLA). To study the underlying mechanisms, we recorded BLA, perirhinal and entorhinal neurons during an appetitive trace-conditioning task. We focused on the rhinal cortices because they constitute the interface between the hippocampus, a mediator of memory consolidation, and the neocortex, the storage site of declarative memories. We found that, after unexpected rewards, BLA activity increased impulse transmission from perirhinal to entorhinal neurons and that this effect decayed as the association between conditioned stimuli and rewards was learned. At this late phase of learning, the BLA effect occurred when the animals were anticipating the reward. By enhancing the processing of sensory cues, the BLA-mediated facilitation of rhinal interactions may explain how the amygdala promotes memory formation in emotional conditions. IS - 10 JF - Nature neuroscience SN - 1097-6256 AD - Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 197 University Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA. EP - 1329 TI - Emotional enhancement of memory via amygdala-driven facilitation of rhinal interactions. VL - 9 SP - 1321 KW - bla AU - Paz, Rony AU - Pelletier, Joe Guillaume AU - Bauer, Elizabeth AU - Paré, Denis PY - 2006/10/10/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nn1771 ER -