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Direct linkSotres-Bayon, Francisco; Bush, David E. A.; LeDoux, Joseph E. – Learning & Memory, 2004
Fear extinction refers to the ability to adapt as situations change by learning to suppress a previously learned fear. This process involves a gradual reduction in the capacity of a fear-conditioned stimulus to elicit fear by presenting the conditioned stimulus repeatedly on its own. Fear extinction is context-dependent and is generally considered…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Fear, Brain, Adjustment (to Environment)
