Social Company Disrupts Fear Memory Renewal: Evidence From Two Rodent Studies

Renewal of fear outside treatment context is a challenge for behavioral therapies. Prior studies suggest a social buffering effect that fear response is attenuated in the presence of social company. However, few studies have examined the role of social company in reducing fear renewal. Here, we used...

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Main Authors: Jiajin Yuan, Minmin Yan, Yin Xu, Weihai Chen, Xiaqing Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2018.00565/full