Amygdala-ventral striatum circuit activation decreases long-term fear
In humans, activation of the ventral striatum, a region associated with reward processing, is associated with the extinction of fear, a goal in the treatment of fear-related disorders. This evidence suggests that extinction of aversive memories engages reward-related circuits, but a causal relations...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
2016
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5039029/ |