ePoster · Neuroscience
Revisiting contextual fear processes using a novel social conditioned place aversion protocol
Lito Parapera Papantoniou, Alessandro Contestabile, Orysia Vityk, Camilla Bellone, Stamatina Tzanoulinou · FENS Forum 2024
Context processing is an essential function in the cognitive repertoire of numerous species, including humans and mice, allowing them to learn from their environment and adapt their future behavior. Impairments or alterations in contextual processing are hypothesized to be at the core etiology of psychopathologies such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Current treatment options for anxiety- and trauma-related disorders are limited, mainly due to gaps in our knowledge regarding underlying brain circuits. These gaps are exacerbated since most conclusions from basic research were derived