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ArticleCommunications biology2025

Thalamic input to the lateral amygdala determines the temporal window of fear-memory association.

Natália Madeira, Inês Campelo, Rosalina Fonseca

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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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3 authors.

Natália Madeira *Learning and Plasticity, i3s - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Inês CampeloLearning and Plasticity, i3s - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Rosalina Fonseca *Learning and Plasticity, i3s - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal. rfonseca@i3s.up.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0884-6441

Funding

Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (Brain & Behavior Research Foundation) NARSADYI-2016-GA25118Ministry of Education and Science | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation) 2022.09002.PTDC, DOI 10.54499/2022.09002.PTDC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Memory consolidation is highly influenced by ongoing experiences. Here, we explore the temporal rules that determine whether events are cooperatively associated or competitively separated. We show that neutral events are associated with fearful events if they occur within less than 30 min. In some individuals, memory association can lead to a competitive suppression of the fearful response by the neutral event. Activation of the thalamic MGm inputs to the lateral amygdala, results in an increase in memory association, whereas manipulation of the cortical inputs have no effect. Introducing a third event leads to competition depending on the temporal relationship between the initial association and the competitive event. Our results show a critical temporal rule of memory association, modulated by thalamic activity that shapes fear memory consolidation.

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AmygdalaFearMemoryMemory ConsolidationThalamusAdultFemaleHumansMaleTime FactorsYoung Adult

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PMID40473862
PMCPMC12141508

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