Auditory stimuli suppress contextual fear responses in safety learning independent of a possible safety meaning

Safety learning allows the identification of non-threatening situations, a learning process instrumental for survival and psychic health. In contrast to fear learning, in which a sensory cue (conditioned stimulus, CS) is temporally linked to a mildly aversive stimulus (US), safety learning is studie...

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Main Authors: Elena Mombelli, Denys Osypenko, Shriya Palchaudhuri, Christos Sourmpis, Johanni Brea, Olexiy Kochubey, Ralf Schneggenburger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1415047/full