Sentences with phrase «extinguish fearful memories»
«Alcohol prevents ability to extinguish fearful memories in mice: Insight into cellular mechanisms illuminates biological target for PTSD therapy.»
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Based on past studies from several animal researchers, the Johns Hopkins team knew that extinguishing fearful memories requires receptors for the neurotransmitter glutamate.
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Experiments in mice by researchers at Johns Hopkins suggest that if the goal is to ease or extinguish fearful emotional memories like those associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol may make things worse, not better.