Astrocytic NMDA Receptors in the Basolateral Amygdala Contribute to Facilitation of Fear Extinction.
Gajanan P ShelkarJinxu LiuShashank M DravidPublished in: The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology (2022)
These results identify a unique role of astrocytic NMDA receptors composed of GluN2C subunit in extinction of conditioned fear memory and demonstrate that further development of recently identified superagonists of GluN2C-containing receptors may have utility for anxiety disorders.