Neuroscientists Determine How Treatment for Anxiety Disorders Silences Fear Neurons
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 11:30
in Health & Medicine
In a study published in Neuron, Tufts neuroscientists report that exposure therapy, a common treatment for anxiety disorders, remodels an inhibitory junction in the mouse brain. The findings improve the understanding of how exposure therapy suppresses fear responses and may aid in the development of more effective treatments for anxiety disorders.