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Direct linkRoth, Tania L.; Moriceau, Stephanie; Sullivan, Regina M. – Learning & Memory, 2006
Paradoxically, fear conditioning (odor-0.5 mA shock) yields a learned odor preference in the neonate, presumably due to a unique learning and memory circuit that does not include apparent amygdala participation. Post-training opioid antagonism with naltrexone (NTX) blocks consolidation of this odor preference and instead yields memory of a learned…
Descriptors: Neonates, Memory, Conditioning, Fear
