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Project Number: | I01CX000720-01A2 |
| Title: | Sex Differences in Fear Conditioning: Mechanisms of Risk and Resilience for PTSD |
| Principal Investigator: | Sabra S Inslicht |
| Location: | San Francisco, CA |
| Congressional District Code: | 8 |
| Research Service: | Clinical Science R&D |
| Project Period: | January 2014 - June 2021 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $43,000 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,471,326 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: The goal of this project is to characterize sex differences in mechanisms of fear extinction learning andretention that may account for differences in vulnerability for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) inwomen versus men. A mechanism proposed to account for recovery from traumatic stress is variability in theextinction of conditioned fear. While several studies have examined sex differences in fear conditioning andextinction in healthy individuals, it is notable that few studies have systema... |