Developing Translational Research on Mechanisms of Extinction Learning

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Developing Translational Research on Mechanisms of Extinction Learning: The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) seek to encourage the development of collaborative research projects between basic scientists studying animal models of extinction learning and clinicians focused on the treatment and prevention of anxiety and drug addiction in humans. Recent advances in characterizing the neural mechanisms mediating extinction learning in both animals and humans present new opportunities for translational research focused on understanding how deficits in extinction learning are related to psychiatric disorders characterized by maladaptive fear responses (e.g., PTSD, phobias, OCD, panic disorder, GAD). Accordingly, the NIMH and NIDA are issuing this RFA to foster collaborations between basic and clinical researchers who are focusing their research interests on extinction mechanisms. The goal of this RFA is to promote the development of innovative pilot projects that incorporate multidisciplinary approaches to the study of extinction learning and to accelerate the development of novel pharmacological, behavioral, and cognitive therapies for anxiety and drug disorders that are marked by deficits in extinction learning and/or the inability to consolidate safety signals.