%0 Journal Article
%T A Dopaminergic Basis for Fear Extinction
%J -
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2019.01.013
%X It is a joyous relief when an event we dread fails to materialize. In fear extinction, the appetitive nature of an omitted aversive event is not a mere epiphenomenon but drives the reduction of fear responses and the formation of long-term extinction memories. Dopamine emerges as key neurobiological mediator of these related processes
%U https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S1364-6613(19)30041-5