AUTHOR=Perumal Madhusoothanan B. , Sah Pankaj 

TITLE=Inhibitory Circuits in the Basolateral Amygdala in Aversive Learning and Memory

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neural Circuits

VOLUME=15

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neural-circuits/articles/10.3389/fncir.2021.633235

DOI=10.3389/fncir.2021.633235

ISSN=1662-5110

ABSTRACT=<p>Neural circuits in the basolateral amygdala (BLA) play a pivotal role in the learning and memory formation, and processing of emotionally salient experiences, particularly aversive ones. A diverse population of GABAergic neurons present in the BLA orchestrate local circuits to mediate emotional memory functions. Targeted manipulation of GABAergic neuronal subtypes has shed light on cell-type specific functional roles in the fear learning and memory, revealing organizing principles for the operation of inhibitory circuit motifs in the BLA.</p>