Extensive extinction in multiple contexts eliminates the renewal of conditioned fear in rats

Learning and Motivation

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-159

  Thomas, Brian L ^a   Vurbic, Drina ^a   Novak, Cheryl ^a  

^a BALDWIN WALLACE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animals models; Conditioned suppression; Context; Extinction; Fear; Phobias; Protection; Relapse; Renewal; Retrieval

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249111366     PISSN: 00239690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lmot.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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