Allopregnanolone in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Modulates Contextual Fear in Rats

    August 2015 in “ Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience ”
    Naomi Nagaya, Gillian M. Acca, Stephen Maren
    Studysummary This study found that augmenting or reducing allopregnanolone activity in the BNST affected contextual fear expression in rats, suggesting sex differences in anxiety may be linked to neuroactive steroid regulation.
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