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. 2023 Jan 27;6:106. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-04442-9

Fig. 3. Photoinhibition of the MPA-vPAG circuit does not affect exploration mediated fear extinction.

Fig. 3

a The focal zone-fear conditioning protocol with MPA-vPAG circuit stimulation. b A schematic depiction of virus injection and photostimulation (10 mW, continuous). c A representative image of AAV2/5-CaMKIIα-eNpHR3.0-eYFP expression (green) in the MPA and the vPAG. Scale bar: 250 μm. d The percentage of distance moved in the shock zone during the extinction test. The eNpHR group (orange, n = 7) and the eGFP group (black, n = 6; two-way RM ANOVA test, Holm-Sidak post-hoc analysis). e Time in shock zone during the extinction test. The eNpHR group (orange, n = 7) and the eGFP group (black, n = 6; two-way RM ANOVA test, Holm-Sidak post-hoc analysis). f The number of entries into the shock-paired zone during the extinction test. The eNpHR group (orange, n = 7) and the eGFP group (black, n = 6; two-way RM ANOVA test, Holm-Sidak post-hoc analysis). g The percentage of freezing during the extinction test. The eNpHR group (orange, n = 7) and the eGFP group (black, n = 6; two-way RM ANOVA test, Holm-Sidak post-hoc analysis). All error bars represent s.e.m. Further information on statistical analyses is given in the supplementary data 1.