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. 2024 May 20;34(10):R510-R512.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.033.

REM sleep: Out-dreaming fear

Brittany J Dugan  1 , Jimmy J Fraigne  1 , John Peever  2
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REM sleep: Out-dreaming fear

Brittany J Dugan et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

The ability to forget fear-inducing situations is essential for adapting to our environment, but the neural mechanisms underlying 'fear forgetting' remain unclear. Novel findings reveal that the activity of the infralimbic cortex - specifically during REM sleep - contributes to the extinction of fear memory.

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