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...point for research in psychiatric medicine. “Stathmin is a protein that is also found in human beings,” said Bolshakov, who worked on the study. The protein was identified by the same group in an earlier study as playing a key role in the amygdala??a part of the brain that is associated with fear and is important for memory. Stathmin’s apparent role in both learned and innate fear suggests that a drug can be created to reduce stathmin activity in the amygdala of humans. According to Bolshakov, creating such...

Author: By Abi O. Orisamolu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mutant Mouse Gene Quells Fear | 11/23/2005 | See Source »

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