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·January 31, 2020·5 min read

New light shed on neuronal circuits involved in behavior, learning and dysfunction

New findings about dopaminergic neurons in the striatum could have implications for treating Parkinson's disease and Tourette syndrome.

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·January 6, 2020·5 min read

Mindfulness makes it easier to forget your fears

Daily training with a mindfulness app has lasting effects on extinction learning.

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·September 18, 2017·4 min read

Learning and Unlearning Fear: The Two Faces of Noradrenaline

RIKEN researchers report neurons in the locus coeruleus play a key role in emotional and flexible learning.

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·September 14, 2017·4 min read

Magnetic Fields to Alleviate Anxiety

Using a combination of transcranial magnetic stimulation and virtual reality, researchers have helped to reduce anxiety in people with panic disorders.

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·September 11, 2017·6 min read

Cocaine Users’ Brains Unable to Extinguish Drug Associations

A new study reveals chronic cocaine users have a global impairment of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex.

extinction learning

New light shed on neuronal circuits involved in behavior, learning and dysfunction

Mindfulness makes it easier to forget your fears

Learning and Unlearning Fear: The Two Faces of Noradrenaline

Magnetic Fields to Alleviate Anxiety

Cocaine Users’ Brains Unable to Extinguish Drug Associations

100,000 Small Factors Rival DNA in Disease Risk

The Brain Stacks Sound Information to Navigate the Dark

Edge of Chaos: Why Pigeons Refuse to Become “Machines”

Brain’s Default Setting for Ambiguity Matters for Mental Health

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