Infralimbic cortex
| Infralimbic cortex | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Cortex infralimbicus |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
Theinfralimbic cortex(IL) is a cortical region in theventromedial prefrontal cortexwhich is important in tonic inhibition of subcortical structures and emotional responses, such as fear.[1]
Structure
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Connectivity
[edit]Primates
[edit]GABAergicneurons within theamygdala,known asintercalated (ITC) cells,receive a strong projection from the ILmedial prefrontal cortex(mPFC) in primates.[2]ITC cells are thought to play a role as the 'off switch' for the amygdala, inhibiting the amygdala's central nucleus output neurons and its basolateral nucleus neurons.[3]Further, it has been shown that electrical stimulation of IL reduces conditioned fear and strengthens extinction memory[clarification needed],explaining cortical control overextinctionprocesses,[clarification needed]one of the simplest forms ofemotional regulation.[3]
Rodents
[edit]Amygdala ITC cells receive strong projection from the IL mPFC in rodents as well.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Microstimulation reveals opposing influences of prelimbic and infralimbic cortex on the expression of conditioned fear." Learn. Mem., Vol. 13, No. 6. (1 November 2006), pp. 728-733. Ivan Vidal-Gonzalez, Benjamin Vidal-Gonzalez, Scott L Rauch, Gregory J Quirk.
- ^Chiba et al., 2001; Ghashghaei and Barbas, 2002.
- ^abQuirk, G.J. & Mueller, D. (2007). Neural mechanisms of extinction learning and retrieval. Neuropsychopharmacology Reviews, 1-17.
- ^McDonald et al., 1996.