Active suppression prevents the return of threat memory in humans

Ye Wang et al. show that conscious thought active suppression eliminates learned fear responses whereas thought diversion only reduces cue-specific fear response. This study suggests that declarative control mechanisms may be utilized to treat persistent maladaptive memories.

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Main Authors: Ye Wang, Zijian Zhu, Jingchu Hu, Daniela Schiller, Jian Li
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f27097ad648e49a993cd7c0ec1071895
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