Vagus nerve stimulation promotes generalization of conditioned fear extinction and reduces anxiety in rats

Background: Exposure-based therapies are used to treat a variety of trauma- and anxiety-related disorders by generating successful extinction following cue exposure during treatment. The development of adjuvant strategies that accelerate extinction learning, improve tolerability, and increase effici...

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Main Authors: Lindsey J. Noble, Venkat B. Meruva, Seth A. Hays, Robert L. Rennaker, Michael P. Kilgard, Christa K. McIntyre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
Subjects:
VNS
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X18303152