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Sex differences in auditory fear discrimination are associated with altered medial prefrontal cortex function

The increased prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that is observed in women may involve sex differences in learned fear inhibition and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) function. PTSD is characterized by fear overgeneralization involving impaired fear regulation by safety signals. We r...

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Autores principales: Day, Harriet L. L., Suwansawang, Sopapun, Halliday, David M., Stevenson, Carl W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7156682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32286467
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63405-w