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Trafficking in emotions

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Postsynaptic receptor trafficking is associated with long-term synaptic plasticity, but whether this mechanism actually mediates learning is unclear. A new study shows that fear learning drives AMPA receptors into synapses in the lateral amygdala.

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Figure 1: The role of synaptic AMPA receptor insertion in emotional memories.

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