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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Autores principales: Ray Luo, Akira Uematsu, Adam Weitemier, Luca Aquili, Jenny Koivumaa, Thomas J. McHugh, Joshua P. Johansen
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2018
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ab9559fb1bd242d5b4772bf9b61f75372021-12-02T16:49:38ZA dopaminergic switch for fear to safety transitions10.1038/s41467-018-04784-72041-1723https://doaj.org/article/ab9559fb1bd242d5b4772bf9b61f75372018-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04784-7https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Fear 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.Ray LuoAkira UematsuAdam WeitemierLuca AquiliJenny KoivumaaThomas J. McHughJoshua P. JohansenNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018)
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Thomas J. McHugh
Joshua P. Johansen
A dopaminergic switch for fear to safety transitions
description 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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author Ray Luo
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Adam Weitemier
Luca Aquili
Jenny Koivumaa
Thomas J. McHugh
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title A dopaminergic switch for fear to safety transitions
title_short A dopaminergic switch for fear to safety transitions
title_full A dopaminergic switch for fear to safety transitions
title_fullStr A dopaminergic switch for fear to safety transitions
title_full_unstemmed A dopaminergic switch for fear to safety transitions
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