A new study reveals that dopamine release along a specific brain circuit helps extinguish fear by activating reward-related neurons in the amygdala.

Learn how dopamine helps encode and extinguish fear in the brains of mice.

Dangers come but dangers also go and when they do, the brain has an "all-clear" signal that teaches it to extinguish its fear ...

Dangers come but dangers also go and when they do, the brain has an "all-clear" signal that teaches it to extinguish its fear ...

Dangers come but dangers also go and when they do, the brain has an "all-clear" signal that teaches it to extinguish its fear. A new study in mice by ...

The VTA was the lab’s prime suspect to be the source of the signal because the region is well known for encoding surprising experiences and instructing the brain, with dopamine, to learn from them.

New research shows that individuals with cannabis use disorder have elevated dopamine levels in brain regions associated with ...

The VTA was the lab's prime suspect to be the source of the signal because the region is well known for encoding surprising experiences and instructing the brain, with dopamine, to learn from them.

Sleep-wake rhythms in normal adults usually have a periodicity of 24 hours, while 48-hour sleep-wake cycles have been ...