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ArticleCommunications biology2025

Second-order threat conditioning in the amygdala-posterior piriform cortex network.

Tayebeh Sepahvand, Tian Qin, Zia Hasan, Kyron D Power, Samantha J Carew, Negar Nazari, Alyssa M Janes, Ali Salman, Yue Xia, Touati Benoukraf and 1 more

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Article in Communications biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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11 authors.

Tayebeh Sepahvand *Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, A1B 3V6, Canada.
Tian Qin *Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, A1B 3V6, Canada.
Zia HasanBiomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, A1B 3V6, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0698-092X
Kyron D PowerBiomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, A1B 3V6, Canada.
Samantha J CarewBiomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, A1B 3V6, Canada.
Negar NazariBiomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, A1B 3V6, Canada.
Alyssa M JanesBiomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, A1B 3V6, Canada.
Ali SalmanBiomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, A1B 3V6, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-2873-140X
Yue XiaBiomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, A1B 3V6, Canada.
Touati BenoukrafBiomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, A1B 3V6, Canada. tbenoukraf@mun.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4789-8028
Qi YuanBiomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, A1B 3V6, Canada. qyuan@mun.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9837-8495

Funding

Canada Research Chairs (Chaires de recherche du Canada) CRC-2022-00285Gouvernement du Canada | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Instituts de Recherche en Santé du Canada) PJT-169197Gouvernement du Canada | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Conseil de Recherches en Sciences Naturelles et en Génie du Canada) RGPIN-2018-04401
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Abstract

Fear, while crucial for survival, is a component of a myriad of psychiatric illnesses in its extreme. Persistent fear memories can form through processes such as second-order conditioning (SOC), during which a second-order conditioned stimulus (CS2) acquires significance by associating with a first-order conditioned stimulus (CS1). The neural circuitry underlying SOC, particularly the roles of sensory cortices, remains poorly understood. Here we explore the mechanisms of olfactory SOC in rats, focusing on the basolateral amygdala (BLA) and posterior piriform cortex (pPC). Our results demonstrate that NMDAR-dependent plasticity in both regions is essential for SOC. The BLA mediates the CS2-CS1 association, while the pPC, receiving inputs from the locus coeruleus and BLA, is critical for memory acquisition and retrieval. Single-nucleus multiomics analysis of Fos

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AmygdalaBasolateral Nuclear ComplexConditioning, ClassicalFearPiriform CortexAnimalsMaleMemoryNeuronal PlasticityRats

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PMID40456854
PMCPMC12130327

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