Avoidance Behavior Prevents Modification of Fear Memory During Reconsolidation

Psychol Rep. 2020 Apr;123(2):224-238. doi: 10.1177/0033294118811116. Epub 2018 Nov 15.

Authors

Yusuke Nitta¹, Toru Takahashi¹, Tomosumi Haitani², Eriko Sugimori³, Hiroaki Kumano³

Affiliations

¹ Graduate School of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa, Japan; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan.
² National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Tokorozawa, Japan.
³ Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa, Japan.

PMID: 30439304
DOI: 10.1177/0033294118811116

No abstract available

Keywords: Memory reconsolidation; avoidance; extinction; fear conditioning; spontaneous recovery.

MeSH terms

Adult
Avoidance Learning / physiology*
Conditioning, Classical / physiology*
Extinction, Psychological / physiology*
Fear / physiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Memory Consolidation / physiology*
Mental Recall / physiology*
Young Adult