A dopaminergic switch for fear to safety transitions

Fear memories are overcome only when it is ascertained that fearful responses are not appropriate. Here the authors demonstrate that activity in dopamine neurons is necessary to extinguish fear responses and two distinct dopamine neuron projections exert opposing effects on extinction learning.

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Main Authors: Ray Luo, Akira Uematsu, Adam Weitemier, Luca Aquili, Jenny Koivumaa, Thomas J. McHugh, Joshua P. Johansen
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ab9559fb1bd242d5b4772bf9b61f7537
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