Behavioural brain research
Sex and estrous phase influence functional connectivity during fear extinction.
Alyssa A Hohorst, Jessica D Westerman, Carolina Sanchez-Mendoza, Margaret K Tanner, Miles Q Dryden, Juliet R Freund, Remla A Abdul, Kevin M Crombie, Benjamin N Greenwood
Published: 202610.1016/j.bbr.2026.116039
Abstract
Female rats exposed to fear extinction during the proestrus and estrus phases (Pro/Est) or following estradiol administration in ovariectomized females show enhanced extinction memory and reduced fear relapse relative to males and females extinguishe…
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