Stressful and emotionally arousing events are generally remembered well, which may
have adaptive value. Yet, aberrant memory processing of these events may trigger inappropriately
expressed and vivid fear memories. Glucocorticoid hormones (GCs) are released from
the adrenal cortex in response to stressful experiences and they enhance memory processing
and consolidation. Here tested whether and how GCs modify memory strength and memory
generalization by investigating properties of memory-encoding neuronal ensembles.
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