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Scientists reverse anxiety by fixing a tiny brain circuit | ScienceDaily
<strong>By normalizing Grik4 gene activity in this region, they restored communication with inhibitory neurons in the centrolateral amygdala called regular firing neurons</strong>. The effects were dramatic.
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sciencedaily.com
Scientists reverse anxiety by rebalancing the brain | ScienceDaily
The discovery, published in iScience, shows that <strong>restoring the balance of neuronal excitability within a precise part of the amygdala can reverse these behavioral changes in mice.</strong>
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scitechdaily.com
Fixing a Single Brain Circuit Reversed Anxiety in Mice
The study, published in iScience, demonstrates that <strong>correcting the balance of neuronal excitability within a specific part of the amygdala is sufficient to reverse these behavioral changes in mice</strong>.
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zmescience.com
Scientists Discover a Small Group of Brain Cells That Completely Reverse Anxiety and Depression in Mice
“We found that <strong>Grik4 overexpression in mice induces anxiety, social deficits, and amygdala output imbalance</strong>,” the study reports. When Lerma’s team used genetic tools to normalize Grik4 levels only in the BLA, they saw something remarkable: ...
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pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A Central Extended Amygdala Circuit That Modulates Anxiety
An earlier peer-reviewed study showing that anxiety in mice can be driven by a different amygdala-related circuit, specifically involving the central amygdala and BNST, rather than the basolateral-to-centrolateral amygdala circuit described in the claim.
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cshl.edu
Scientists show how brain circuit generates anxiety
Reports on a separate anxiety-circuit study in mice centered on the central amygdala, dynorphin signaling, and the BNST, which differs from the specific circuit in the claim.
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