Memory formation: Evidence for a specific neurochemical system in the amygdala

Michela Gallagher; Bruce S. Kapp; Richard E. Musty; Patricia A. Driscoll

doi:10.1126/science.20664

Memory formation: Evidence for a specific neurochemical system in the amygdala

Michela Gallagher, Bruce S. Kapp, Richard E. Musty, Patricia A. Driscoll

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β-Adrenergic antagonists injected into the amygdala complex of rats trained in a passive avoidance task produced time-dependent and dose-dependent decreases in retention of the task. In addition, the effects observed with β-adrenergic antagonists were both stereospecific and reversed by norepinephrine. The results support a role for an amygdala β-adrenergic system in memory processes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	423-425
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	198
Issue number	4315
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.20664
State	Published - 1977
Externally published	Yes

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