Model of Pavlovian fear conditioning and extinction (due to neuromodulator-controlled LTP on principal cells and inhibory interneurons)occur in amygdala and contextual representations are learned in hippocampus. Many properties of fear conditioning are accounted for.
Model Type: Realistic Network
Region(s) or Organism(s): Amygdala
Model Concept(s): Learning
Simulation Environment: MATLAB
Implementer(s): Krasne, Frank [krasne at psych.ucla.edu]
References:
Krasne FB, Fanselow MS, Zelikowsky M. (2011). Design of a neurally plausible model of fear learning. Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience. 5 [PubMed]