Sex differences in fear discrimination do not manifest as differences in conditioned inhibition
Sex differences in fear discrimination do not manifest as differences in conditioned inhibition
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DOI：
10.1101/lm.045500.117
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发表时间：
2018-01-01
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2
通讯作者：
Christianson, John P.
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作者：
Foilb, Allison R.;Bals, Julia;Christianson, John P.
Distinguishing safety from danger is necessary for survival, but is aberrant in individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While PTSD is more prevalent in women than men, research on sex differences in safety learning is limited. Here, female rats demonstrated greater fear discrimination than males in a CS+/CS-paradigm. To determine if this sex difference transferred to fear inhibition, rats were tested for conditioned inhibition in a summation test with the CS+ and CS-presented in compound; no sex difference emerged. The results suggest sex differences in the neural mechanisms of discrimination learning but not recall of a fear inhibitor.
