Noninvasive technique blocks a conditioned fear in humans
Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 06:07
in Psychology & Sociology
Scientists have for the first time selectively blocked a conditioned fear memory in humans with a behavioural manipulation. Participants remained free of the fear memory for at least a year. The research builds on emerging evidence from animal studies that reactivating an emotional memory opens a 6-hour window of opportunity in which a training procedure can alter it...