The Involvement of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Remote Contextual Fear Memory
@article{Frankland2004TheIO, title={The Involvement of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Remote Contextual Fear Memory}, author={Paul W. Frankland and Bruno Bontempi and Lynn E. Talton and Leszek Kaczmarek and Alcino J. Silva}, journal={Science}, year={2004}, volume={304}, pages={881 - 883} }
Although the molecular, cellular, and systems mechanisms required for initial memory processing have been intensively investigated, those underlying permanent memory storage remain elusive. We present neuroanatomical, pharmacological, and genetic results demonstrating that the anterior cingulate cortex plays a critical role in remote memory for contextual fear conditioning. Imaging of activity-dependent genes shows that the anterior cingulate is activated by remote memory and that this…
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