Different genetic factors underlie fear conditioning and episodic memory

Conclusion: Individual differences in fear conditioning and episodic memory reflect distinct genetically influenced processes, suggesting that the genetic risk for learning-induced anxiety disorders includes at least two memory-related genetic factors. These findings are consistent with the facts that the two separate learning forms are distant in their evolutionary development, involve different brain mechanisms, and support that genetically independent memory systems are pivotal in the development and maintenance of syndromes related to fear learning.
Source: Psychiatric Genetics - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research