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Dr Vincent Laurent

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Research Areas: Behavioral Neuroscience

Academic Career:

PhD (Psychology/Neurosciences) University of New South Wales
Master in Psychopharmacology of Cognitive Processes

Selected Publications:

  • Laurent V, Westbrook RF. Distinct contribution of the basolateral amygdala and the medial prefrontal cortex to learning and relearning extinction of conditioned fear. Learning and Memory. 2008;15(9):657-66.
  • Laurent V, Marchand AR, Westbrook RF. The basolateral amygdala is necessary for learning but not relearning extinction of conditioned fear. Learning and Memory; 2008;15(5):304-14.
  • Leung HT, Bailey, GK, Laurent V, Westbrook RF. Rapid reacquisition of fear to a completely extinguished context is replaced by transient impairment with additional extinction training. Journal of Experimental Psychology Animal and Behavioral Process; 2007 Jul;33(3):299-313.
  • Laurent V, Podhorna J. Subchronic phencyclidine treatment impairs performance of C57Bl/6 mice in the attentional set shifting task. Behavioral Pharmacology, 2004 March, 15(2):141-8.
Contact Details:

Office: Mathews, Room 717
Telephone: (61-2) 9385-3590
Fax: (61-2) 9385-3641
Email: vlaurent@psy.unsw.edu.au