Dopamine and serotonin in fear extinction: some key questions to be addressed

Carmelo M Vicario; Gabriella Martino; Carmelo M Vicario; Gabriella Martino

doi:10.3934/Neuroscience.2020014

AIMS Neuroscience

2020, Volume 7, Issue 3: 271-274. doi: 10.3934/Neuroscience.2020014

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Dopamine and serotonin in fear extinction: some key questions to be addressed

Carmelo M Vicario ^{1
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Gabriella Martino ²

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Department of Cognitive Sciences, Psychology, Education and Cultural Studies, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Received: 23 May 2020 Accepted: 15 July 2020 Published: 22 July 2020

- dopamine,
- serotonin,
- fear extinction,
- learning,
- consolidation
Citation: Carmelo M Vicario, Gabriella Martino. Dopamine and serotonin in fear extinction: some key questions to be addressed[J]. AIMS Neuroscience, 2020, 7(3): 271-274. doi: 10.3934/Neuroscience.2020014

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