Mental Health DailyResearch. Evidence. Perspective.Published research on fear extinction.
A 97-dyad adolescent fMRI study found that trauma-exposed youth with high posttraumatic stress symptoms did not use parent-observed safety learning in the usual way: their arousal rose to a …
Read articleA 2026 Nature mouse study found that basolateral amygdala astrocyte Ca2+ signals tracked fear retrieval and extinction, then showed causality: 3 mg/kg CNO manipulations of astrocyte DREADDs …
Read articleA 2026 multimodal MRI analysis of 509 healthy adults found that fear acquisition, extinction learning, and renewal were not predicted by one generic “fear circuit” score: functional connecti…
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