Utilizing rewards to dampen fear and its recovery

Abstract Fearful memories can be extinguished by repeated exposure, without aversive outcomes. Fear extinction as the basis for exposure therapy, is a common treatment for anxiety and fear-related disorders, but it can be unpleasant and does not always work. In two independent studies, we investigat...

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Main Authors: Elliot C. Brown, Sergio Oroz Artigas, Sarah Elsner, Lu Liu, Soyoung Q. Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-99758-3
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