This animal study (n=206) investigated the effects of ketamine (125 mg/kg) on fearful memory consolidation associated with traumatic events and found that ketamine enhances the formation of these memories only when administered in close proximity to the trauma, partially via sympathetic stimulation which releases noradrenaline.
- Published
- Journal
- Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
- Authors
- Morena, M., Colucci, P., Mancini, G. F., De Castro, V., Peloso, A., Schelling, G., Campolongo, P.