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Human fear reconsolidation and allelic differences in serotonergic and dopaminergic genes.
Translational psychiatry - 7 Feb 2012
Agren T, Furmark T, Eriksson E, Fredrikson M
Abstract excerpt
Fear memory persistence, central for the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders, is partially genetically controlled. Recently, consolidation and reconsolidation processes have been reported to affect fear memory stability and integrity. This study explored the impact of reconsolidation processes and genetic make-up on fear reacquisition by manipulating reconsolidation, using extinction performed...
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