Modulation of fear extinction processes using transcranial electrical stimulation

Translational Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2016, Pages

  Abend, R ^a,b   Jalon, I ^a,b   Gurevitch, G ^a,b   Sar El, R ^b   Shechner, T ^c   Pine, D S ^d   Hendler, T ^a,b   Bar Haim, Y ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATING CURRENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SELF REPORT; TRANSCRANIAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDITIONED REFLEX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85019345537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21583188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/TP.2016.197     Document Type: Article

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