Newly identified 'extinction neurons' in the hippocampus suppress fearful memories when activated, and allow the memories to return when deactivated. The findings may provide new treatment avenues for PTSD, phobias, and anxiety.
Disrupting memories associated with environmental cues significantly reduces cocaine seeking behaviors in rat models of addiction, a new study reports.
Researchers shed light on the role dopamine neurons play in assigning values to transient environmental cues that drive behaviors.
A new study reveals we trust, or distrust, strangers based on their resemblance to people we have experienced in the past.
Researchers look deeper look at the impact of associative learning, especially when it comes to the current political climate.
Researchers report caffeinated drinks reduce our ability to taste just how sweet something is. Ironically, this makes us crave sweet tastes more.
Computational modeling and neuroimaging could help differentiate people with psychosis from those who experience auditory hallucinations without the disorder.
The endogenous opioid system may be responsible for learned fear based on the trauma of others, researchers report.
Researchers trace the Pavlovian response to a small cluster of neurons in the striatum.
A new approach may lead to a better understanding of how we learn and how addictions develop.
Specific visual cues, such as seeing a liquor store, may prompt those with alcohol addiction to drink, a new study reports.
