Extinguishing fear memories relies on an unusual change to DNA [medicalxpress.com]

Alicia Doktor 2/20/194:00 AM

QBI researchers have discovered a DNA modification that enhances our ability to extinguish fear.

The findings, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, could help guide the development of new treatments for fear-related anxiety disorders.

Professor Tim Bredy explains that while fear is an important survival mechanism in which cues in the environment tell us to respond in certain ways, so too is the ability to inhibit fear when it's no longer needed.

[For more on this study by University of Queensland, go to https://medicalxpress.com/news...ies-unusual-dna.html]

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