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The Journal of Neuroscience, November 15, 2002, 22(22):9912-9921

Mechanisms of Amygdala Modulation of Hippocampal Plasticity

Irit Akirav and Gal Richter-Levin

Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Haifa, Haifa 31905, Israel

Basolateral amygdala (BLA) activation by emotional arousal modulates memory-related processes in the hippocampus. We have shown (Akirav and Richter-Levin, 1999b) that activating the BLA before perforant path (PP) tetanization has a biphasic effect on hippocampal plasticity; priming the BLA immediately before PP tetanization results in the enhancement of dentate gyrus (DG) long-term potentiation (LTP) (an "emotional tag"), whereas stimulation in a spaced interval results in the suppression of DG-LTP. Here, we aimed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying BLA modulation of DG-LTP and specifically to examine whether the stress hormones norepinephrine (NE) and corticosterone (CORT) are main mediators of the BLA biphasic effects. We found that the BLA affects hippocampal plasticity in a complex manner; BLA priming enhanced DG-LTP, and both NE and CORT mediated this effect. Furthermore, we found that ipsilateral BLA spaced activation (2 hr before PP tetanization) suppressed DG-LTP and that this suppressive effect was also mediated by NE and CORT. Priming the contralateral BLA enhanced DG-LTP similarly to the ipsilateral enhancement, but neither NE nor CORT mediated this effect. The spaced activation of the contralateral BLA did not suppress DG-LTP. Taken together, these results suggest that differential mechanisms underlie the ipsilateral and contralateral BLA effects on hippocampal plasticity.

Hence, the BLA modulates hippocampal memory processes, presumably via the mediation of the stress hormones NE and CORT, to establish a diverse memory of the experience. Possibly, at the onset of an emotional event the stress hormones permissively mediate plasticity. However, their prolonged presence in the system may suppress the cognitive response to stress.

Key words: long-term potentiation; plasticity; basolateral amygdala; central amygdala; hippocampus; dentate gyrus; norepinephrine; glucocorticoids; corticosterone; serotonin; ipsilateral; contralateral

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