The authors show that retrieval of fear memory modifies the membrane expression of GluA2-containing AMPA receptors and synaptic strength in the dorsal hippocampus. This synaptic plasticity exerts an inhibitory constraint on memory strengthening and underlies the loss of fear response by reinterpretation of memory content during adaptive reconsolidation.
- Priyanka Rao-Ruiz
- Diana C Rotaru
- Sabine Spijker