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A Deletion Variant of the α2b-Adrenoceptor Modulates the Stress-Induced Shift from "Cognitive" to "Habit" Memory.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 22 Feb 2017
Wirz Lisa, Wacker Jan, Felten Andrea, Reuter Martin, Schwabe Lars
Abstract excerpt
Stress induces a shift from hippocampus-based "cognitive" toward dorsal striatum-based "habitual" learning and memory. This shift is thought to have important implications for stress-related psychopathologies, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, there is large individual variability in the stress-induced bias toward habit memory, and the factors underlying this variability are completely...
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