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How do we remember traumatic events? Exploring the role of neuromodulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2015

Daniele Ortu
Daniele Ortu*
Affiliation:
Department of Behavior Analysis, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203-0919. daniele.ortu@unt.edu
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Abstract

The seemingly puzzling datum that behavior decreases after punishing stimulation while individuals are still able to remember traumatic episodes is discussed in relation to dopaminergic and noradrenergic neuromodulation. The described mechanisms may contribute to an understanding of how occurrences of learning reconsolidation yield different outcomes across intra- and extra-therapeutic settings.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 38 , 2015 , e19
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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