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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Main Authors: Correia, Susana S, McGrath, Anna G, Lee, Allison, Graybiel, Ann M, Goosens, Ki A
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5039029/