Cannabinoids Prevent the Effects of a Footshock Followed by Situational Reminders on Emotional Processing
Korem N, Akirav I. Cannabinoids Prevent the Effects of a Footshock Followed by Situational Reminders on Emotional Processing. Neuropsychopharmacology 2014, 39: 2709-2722. PMID: 24897957, PMCID: PMC4200492, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2014.132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzoxazinesBrainCannabinoid Receptor AgonistsCannabinoidsCuesDisease Models, AnimalElectroshockEmotionsExtinction, PsychologicalLong-Term PotentiationMaleMorpholinesNaphthalenesNeuronal PlasticityRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, CannabinoidReceptors, GlucocorticoidReflex, StartleSpace PerceptionStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderSituational remindersEmotional processingPrefrontal cortexTrauma exposureTraumatic eventsBasolateral amygdalaPTSD-like symptomsTrajectory of PTSDCB1/2 receptor agonistCB1 receptorsGlucocorticoid receptorImpaired extinctionSingle footshockStress disorderBrain areasFootshockCB1R expressionImpaired plasticityReceptor agonistDay 1Day 3ProcessingCA1Altered expression