How associative fear memory is formed in the brain

(University of California - Riverside) Using a mouse model, a pair of UC Riverside researchers demonstrated the formation of fear memory involves the strengthening of neural pathways between two brain areas: the hippocampus, which responds to a particular context and encodes it, and the amygdala, which triggers defensive behavior, including fear responses.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news