NeuroJC

Neuro* Journal Club at the Free University Berlin

Tagesarchiv für den 4. March 2012

Methylphenidate enhances extinction of contextual fear

Posted on behalf of Neloy Kumar Chakroborty Summary: Prefrontal cortex (PFC) is known to be an important area regulating the extinction of fear. Psychostimulants that can increase the extracellular levels of dopamine (DA) in the PFC were reported to be involved in the fear extinction, although the reports were dilemmatic. Methylphenidate hydrochloride (MPH) or Ritalin […]

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