Complex housing causes a robust increase in dendritic complexity and spine density of medial prefrontal cortical neurons

• Main Authors: Ashokan, Archana, Lim, Jamien Wee Han, Hang, Nicholas, Mitra, Rupshi
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medial Prefrontal Cortical Neurons; Dendritic Complexity
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86873; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45316
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Prelimbic cortex and infralimbic cortex, parts of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, are critical brain regions for generating a flexible behavioral response to changing environmental contingencies. This includes the role of these brain structures in the extinction of learned fear, decision making...