On January 30, 2025 we spoke with Ekaterina (Katya) Likhtic about the amygdala, prefrontal cortex, and the circuits responsible for fear conditioning and extinction. She informed us about the special contribution of the amygdala to emotion and emotional learning, and we discussed the special place of fear conditioning as a model for learning generally.

Guest:

Katya Likhtic, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Hunter City University of New York.

Participating:

Tony Burgos-Robles, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA.

Itamar Lerner, Department of Psychology, UTSA

Host:

Charles Wilson, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA.