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Synthetic versus natural cat odorant effects on rodent behavior and medial amygdala plasticity

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Collins, Dawn R. (2011) Synthetic versus natural cat odorant effects on rodent behavior and medial amygdala plasticity. Behavioral Neuroscience, Vol.125 (No.1). pp. 124-129. doi:10.1037/a0021955 ISSN 0735-7044.

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Abstract

Fear and anxiety behaviors are underpinned by neuronal changes within the amygdala. Here, the effects of exposure to natural and synthetic cat odor on behavior and amygdala plasticity were determined. Exposure to natural odor elicited typical and persistent anxiety-related behaviors, such as avoidance, freezing, and fiat-back approach; however, synthetic odorant evoked no significant alteration in behavior. Furthermore, ex vivo induction of long-term potentiation within the medial nucleus of the amygdala, a principal area involved in olfactory perception, was significantly reduced after exposure to natural, but not synthetic, odor. Data presented here suggests that the synthetic odorant utilized may lack the constituents that are required to indicate predator presence in rodents and also the capacity to modulate neuronal plasticity within the medial nucleus of the amygdala.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Translational & Experimental Medicine > Metabolic and Vascular Health (- until July 2016)
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Journal or Publication Title: Behavioral Neuroscience
Publisher: American Psychological Association
ISSN: 0735-7044
Official Date: February 2011
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February 2011Published
Volume: Vol.125
Number: No.1
Page Range: pp. 124-129
DOI: 10.1037/a0021955
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: University of Warwick
Grant number: RD06010 (UoW)

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