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Neuronal circuits in central amygdala underlying socially transferred fear

2013/11/B/NZ3/01560

Keywords:

socially transferred fear empathy central nucleus of the amygdala neuronal plasticity

Descriptors:

  • NZ3_14: Other related subjects

Panel:

NZ3 - Cellular and developmental biology: cell biology, developmental biology, ageing biology, neurobiology

Host institution :

Instytut Biologii Doświadczalnej im. M. Nenckiego PAN

woj. mazowieckie

Other projects carried out by the institution 

Principal investigator (from the host institution):

dr hab. Ewelina Knapska 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 4

Call: OPUS 6 - announced on 2013-09-16

Amount awarded: 835 000 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2014-08-11

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2018-02-10

Project duration:: 42 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project settled

Equipment purchased [PL]

  1. przetwornik do nagrań elektrofizjologicznych.
  2. zestaw modularnych klatek do warunkowania reakcji strachu i reakcji pokarmowych (118 800 PLN)
  3. zestawy komputerowe (4 szt.) (16 000 PLN)
  4. aparat stereotaktyczny (60 000 PLN)
  5. aparatura elektrofizjologiczna do pomiarów zewnątrzkomórkowych in vitro wraz z oprogramowaniem (86 000 PLN)

Information in the final report

  • Publication in academic press/journals (4)
  • Articles in post-conference publications (1)
  1. The roots of empathy: Through the lens of rodent models.
    Authors:
    Meyza KZ, Bartal IB, Monfils MH, Panksepp JB, Knapska E.
    Academic press:
    Neurosci Biobehav Rev. (rok: 2016, tom: S0149-7634, strony: 30343-2), Wydawca: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
    Status:
    Published
  2. Distinct circuits in rat central amygdala for defensive behaviors evoked by socially signaled imminent versus remote danger.
    Authors:
    Andraka K, Kondrakiewicz K, Rojek-Sito K, Ziegart-Sadowska K, Meyza K, Nikolaev T, Hamed A, Kursa M, Wójcik M, Danielewski K, Wiatrowska M, Kublik E, Bekisz M, Lebitko T, Duque D, Jaworski T, Madej H, Konopka W, Boguszewski PM, Knapska E.
    Academic press:
    Current Biology (rok: 2021, tom: 21, strony: 420-6), Wydawca: Cell Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.047. - link to the publication
  3. Sex differences in social modulation of learning in rats.
    Authors:
    Mikosz M, Nowak A, Werka T, Knapska E.
    Academic press:
    Scientific Reports (rok: 2015, tom: 5, strony: 18114), Wydawca: Nature Publishing Group
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1038/srep18114 - link to the publication
  4. Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) is indispensable for long term potentiation in the central and basal but not in the lateral nucleus of the amygdala.
    Authors:
    Gorkiewicz T, Balcerzyk M, Kaczmarek L, Knapska E.
    Academic press:
    Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience (rok: 2015, tom: 9, strony: 73), Wydawca: FRONTIERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3389/fncel.2015.00073 - link to the publication
  1. Central amygdala circuits underlying socially induced anxiety
    Authors:
    E. Knapska, K. Rokosz, A. Hamed
    Conference:
    Society for Neuroscience Meeting 2015 (rok: 2015, ), Wydawca: Society for Neuroscience
    Data:
    konferencja 17-22.10.2015, Chicago, USA
    Status:
    Published