Researchers at MIT have uncovered a powerful way the brain "unlearns" fear: through a dopamine-driven reward signal. By ...

A new study shows how a dopamine circuit between two brain regions enables mice to extinguish fear after a peril has passed.

Exploring how sex differences regulate dopamine responses could inform novel interventions to prevent or treat substance use ...

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.

We now see that unlearning fear isn't just about suppressing it - it's a positive learning process powered by the brain's reward machinery." Read More: What is Anxiety and How Can Worries Overpower Us ...