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Aurelie Muria, Pierre-Yves Musso, Matthias Durrieu, Felipe Ramon Portugal, Brice Ronsin, Michael D. Gordon, Raphael Jeanson, Guillaume Isabel
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Anna A. V. Goncharova, Natalia G. A. Besedina, Julia V. A. Bragina, Larisa Danilenkova, Elena A. Kamysheva, Sergei A. Fedotov
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Qi Yang, Jun Zhou, Lingling Wang, Wantong Hu, Yi Zhong, Qian Li
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Andrea C. Medina, Maria E. Torres-Garcia, Luis M. Rodriguez-Serrano, Paola C. Bello-Medina, Gina L. Quirarte, James L. McGaugh, Roberto A. Prado-Alcala
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(2020)
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(2020)
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C. X. Ruiz-Lopez, A. C. Medina, P. C. Bello-Medina, G. L. Quirarte, R. A. Prado-Alcala
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NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY
(2021)
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Summary: In contrast to previous literature, this study demonstrates the involvement of the dorsal striatum in memory consolidation and its role in memory retrieval remains less understood. The results show an increase in spine counts in the dorsal striatum after moderate inhibitory avoidance (IA) training, with further increments after strong training. Retrieval of IA training also leads to increased spine counts and higher mushroom spine counts, while there is a decrease in thin spines. Similar changes are observed in the ventral striatum, but they are related to aversive stimulation rather than memory retrieval.
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Diego A. Gonzalez-Franco, Rogelio Pegueros-Maldonado, America M. Cruz-Quiroz, Norma Serafin, Paola C. Bello-Medina, Roberto A. Prado-Alcala, Gina L. Quirarte
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(2024)
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(2024)
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Xuan Xuan, Guangling Zheng, Wenjia Zhu, Qionghua Sun, Yawei Zeng, Juan Du, Xusheng Huang
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(2024)
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Mehdi Rezaei, Mohammad Mahdi Shariat Bagheri
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(2024)
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(2024)
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Ihori Kobayashi, Patrick A. Forcelli
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(2024)
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Behavioral Sciences
Jiyan Xu, Xinlu Chen, Shuai Liu, Ziqi Wei, Minhui Xu, Linhao Jiang, Xue Han, Liangyu Peng, Xiaoping Gu, Tianjiao Xia
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BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2024)
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Behavioral Sciences
Song Liu, Qiang Wu, Liyue Wang, Cong Xing, Junrui Guo, Baicao Li, Hongpeng Ma, Hao Zhong, Mi Zhou, Shibo Zhu, Rusen Zhu, Guangzhi Ning
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Kyosuke Shiga, Shota Miyaguchi, Yasuto Inukai, Naofumi Otsuru, Hideaki Onishi
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Matin Baghani, Arad Bolouri-Roudsari, Reyhaneh Askari, Abbas Haghparast
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Sen Zhou, Yang Liu, Binbin Xue, Peigen Yuan
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BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2024)