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Traumatic stress recruits an excitatory orbitofrontal–amygdala pathway to drive maladaptive aggression

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By Jessica Jacobs, Jacob Nordman, Mikaela L. Aholt, Magdalene P. Adjei, Nooshin Mojahed, Elana Qasem, Sandria W. Athul, Buffy Ellsworth
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Abstract Traumatic stress is a reliable predictor of heightened aggression, yet the mechanisms linking stress exposure to aggression remain poorly understood. We previously found that traumatic stress activates the posterior ventral segment of the medial amygdala (MeApv) to drive persistent increases in aggressive behavior. However, why traumatic stress would engage an aggression-promoting pathway is unclear.
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