#fear-extinction

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Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

How the Brain Learns That Fear Is No Longer Needed

Microglia help reduce fear by reshaping brain circuits during fear extinction after safe repeated exposure.
Science
fromPsychology Today
8 months ago

How We Learn to Let Go of Fear

The amygdala generates theta rhythms signaling safety while the hippocampus links safety learning to specific contexts, showing extinction builds a competing safety representation rather than erasing fear.
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