A Dopaminergic Basis for Fear Extinction
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| Publication date | 04-2019 |
| Journal | Trends in Cognitive Sciences |
| Volume | Issue number | 23 | 4 |
| Pages (from-to) | 274-277 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
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| Abstract |
It is a joyous relief when an event we dread fails to materialize. In fear extinction, the appetitive nature of an omitted aversive event is not a mere epiphenomenon but drives the reduction of fear responses and the formation of long-term extinction memories. Dopamine emerges as key neurobiological mediator of these related processes. |
| Document type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Published at | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2019.01.013 |
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