Removing pathogenic memories: A neurobiology of psychotherapy

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-132

  Centonze, Diego ^a,b   Siracusano, Alberto ^c   Calabresi, Paolo ^b,d   Bernardi, Giorgio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extinction; Forgetting; Long term depression; Long term potentiation; Reconsolidation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; HUMAN; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 25844518649     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/MN:32:2:123     Document Type: Article

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