The effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on conditioned fear extinction in humans

•First study to assess effects of tVNS on fear conditioning in humans.•tVNS accelerates explicit fear extinction.•tVNS did not affect retention or reinstatement 24-h later. A critical component of the treatment for anxiety disorders is the extinction of fear via repeated exposure to the feared stimu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurobiology of learning and memory 2016-07, Vol.132, p.49-56
Hauptverfasser:	Burger, Andreas M., Verkuil, Bart, Van Diest, Ilse, Van der Does, Willem, Thayer, Julian F., Brosschot, Jos F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anxiety Conditioning, Classical - physiology Exposure Extinction Extinction, Psychological - physiology Fear & phobias Fear - physiology Fear conditioning Humans Memory Memory Consolidation - physiology Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation - methods Vagus Nerve - physiology Vagus nerve stimulation Young Adult
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