Assaying Fear Memory Discrimination and Generalization: Methods and Concepts

Q2 Neuroscience Current Protocols in Neuroscience Pub Date : 2020-01-29 DOI:10.1002/cpns.89
Hadley C. Bergstrom
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Abstract

Generalization describes the transfer of conditioned responding to stimuli that perceptually differ from the original conditioned stimulus. One arena in which discriminant and generalized responding is of particular relevance is when stimuli signal the potential for harm. Aversive (fear) conditioning is a leading behavioral model for studying associative learning and memory processes related to threatening stimuli. This article describes a step-by-step protocol for studying discrimination and generalization using cued fear conditioning in rodents. Alternate conditioning paradigms, including context generalization, differential generalization, discrimination training, and safety learning, are also described. The protocol contains instructions for constructing a cued fear memory generalization gradient and methods for isolating discrete cued-from-context cued conditioned responses (i.e., “the baseline issue”). The preclinical study of generalization is highly pertinent in the context of fear learning and memory because a lack of fear discrimination (overgeneralization) likely contributes to the etiology of anxiety-related disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder. © 2020 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Basic Protocol 1: Tone cued fear generalization gradient

Basic Protocol 2: Quantification of freezing

Support Protocol: Alternate conditioning paradigms

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