ALTERED ACTIVITY OF THE MEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX AND AMYGDALA DURING ACQUISITION AND EXTINCTION OF AN ACTIVE AVOIDANCE TASK

Altered activity of the medial prefrontal cortex and amygdala during acquisition and extinction of an active avoidance task

Altered medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and amygdala function is associated with anxiety-related disorders.While the mPFC-amygdala pathway has a clear role in fear conditioning, these structures are also involved in active avoidance.Given that avoidance perseveration represents a core symptom of anxiety disorders, the neural substrate of avoidance,

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White paper from a CTSA workshop series on special and underserved populations: Enhancing investigator readiness to conduct research involving LGBT populations

Despite the significant health Jacket disparities experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations, few investigators affiliated with the National Institutes of Health-funded Clinical and Translational Science Award Programs are conducting research related to this underserved population.We provide recommendations shared dur

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Maternal experiences with and sources of information on galactagogues to support lactation: a cross-sectional study

Alessandra N Bazzano,1 Lauren Cenac,1 Amelia J Brandt,1 Josephine Barnett,2 Shelley Thibeau,3 Katherine P Theall1 1Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 2City University of New York, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY, 3Ochsner Clinic Foundati

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