Using Reconsolidation and Extinction to Weaken Fear Memories in Animal Models

Memory Reconsolidation

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 165-184

  Jones, Carolyn E ^a   Monfils, Marie H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

animal learning; extinction; fear conditioning; reconsolidation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882653252     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-386892-3.00008-1     Document Type: Chapter

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