Extinction learning is an important learning process that enables adaptive and flexible behavior. Human neuroimaging studies show that the neural basis of extinction learning consists of a neural ...

Though threat-extinction models continue to inform scientific study of traumatic stress, knowledge of learning and extinction as mechanisms linking exposure to psychopathology remains critically ...

Over the course of their lives, humans can sometimes acquire fear responses to specific stimuli, animals, objects or situations, typically following adverse experiences or traumatic events.

Researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) have discovered a new way a ribonucleic acid (RNA) impacts fear-related learning and memory. Professor Timothy Bredy at UQ's Queensland Brain ...