Vagus nerve stimulation reverses the extinction impairments in a model of PTSD with prolonged and repeated trauma

We have shown that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) enhances extinction of conditioned fear and reduces anxiety in rat models of PTSD using moderate stress. However, it is still unclear if VNS can be effective in enhancing extinction of severe fear after prolonged and repeated trauma. Severe fear was i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Netherlands), 2019-07, Vol.22 (4), p.509-520
Hauptverfasser:	Souza, Rimenez R, Robertson, Nicole M, Pruitt, David T, Gonzales, Phillip A, Hays, Seth A, Rennaker, Robert L, Kilgard, Michael P, McIntyre, Christa K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Anxiety - physiopathology Conditioning, Psychological Extinction, Psychological - physiology Fear - physiology Learning - physiology Male Rats Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology Stress, Psychological - psychology Vagus Nerve - physiology Vagus Nerve Stimulation - psychology
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