Fear but not fright: re-evaluating traumatic experience attenuates anxiety-like behaviors after fear conditioning

Fear but not fright: re-evaluating traumatic experience attenuates anxiety-like behaviors after fear conditioning

Fear allows organisms to cope with dangerous situations and remembering these situations has an adaptive role preserving individuals from injury and death. However, recalling traumatic memories can induce re-experiencing the trauma, thus resulting in a maladaptive fear. A failure to properly regulat...

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Main Authors: Marco eCostanzi, Daniele eSaraulli, Sara eCannas, Francesca eD'Alessandro, Fulvio eFlorenzano, Clelia eRossi Arnaud, Vincenzo eCestari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Amygdala
contextual fear conditioning
spontaneous recovery
fear sensitization
fear reinstatement
lateral orbitofrontal cortex
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00279/full

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