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Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a Tool to Induce Plasticity in Pathways Relevant for Extinction Learning
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Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a Tool to Induce Plasticity in Pathways Relevant for Extinction Learning

Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a Tool to Induce Plasticity in Pathways Relevant for Extinction Learning

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August 21, 2015

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10.3791/53032-v

DOI:
10.3791/53032-v

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August 21, 2015

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1School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences,The University of Texas at Dallas

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Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has emerged as a tool to induce targeted synaptic plasticity in the forebrain to modify a range of behaviors. This protocol describes how to implement VNS to facilitate the consolidation of fear extinction memory.

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Childs, J. E., Alvarez-Dieppa, A. C., McIntyre, C. K., Kroener, S. Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a Tool to Induce Plasticity in Pathways Relevant for Extinction Learning. J. Vis. Exp. (102), e53032, doi:10.3791/53032 (2015).

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