Rijwan Uddin Ahammad

Sep 10, 2024 | science.org | Liming Liao |Yasuhiro Funahashi |Leslie K. Ferrarelli |Rijwan Uddin Ahammad

Editor’s summaryA component of the strengthened synaptic transmission that occurs in learning and memory is the growth of protrusions on neurons called dendritic spines, which requires activation of the NMDAR family of receptors in the nucleus accumbens. Funahashi et al. delineated the signaling pathway downstream of NMDARs that mediated aversive learning, which enables the identification, prediction, and avoidance of dangerous situations.