Brain derived neurotrophic factor mediated learning, fear acquisition and extinction as targets for developing novel treatments for anxiety

ABSTRACT Anxiety and obsessive-compulsive related disorders are highly prevalent and disabling disorders for which there are still treatment gaps to be explored. Fear is a core symptom of these disorders and its learning is highly dependent on the activity of the neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrop...

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Main Authors: Karina Soares de Oliveira, Ana Gabriela Hounie, Carolina Cappi, Juliana Belo Diniz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0047-20852016000300251&lng=en&tlng=en