Targeting the endocannabinoid system to treat haunting traumatic memories

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Irit Akirav. Front Behav Neurosci. 2013.

. 2013 Sep 19:7:124.

doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00124. eCollection 2013.

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Keywords: PTSD rat; anxiety disorders; endocannabinoids; extinction learning; memory.

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The endocannabinoid system as a possible target to treat both the cognitive and emotional features of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Trezza V, Campolongo P. Trezza V, et al. Front Behav Neurosci. 2013 Aug 9;7:100. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00100. eCollection 2013. Front Behav Neurosci. 2013. PMID: 23950739 Free PMC article.

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