Multiple-Context Training Enhances Generalization of Cued Fear Extinction and Requires the Dorsal Hippocampus
Suzanne R. Penna, Shania Gonzalez, Eve Hammerman, Carter Roebuck, Shiv A. Patel, E Lock, Cooper Desmond, Yuichi Fukunaga, Gwyneth Maloy, Victor A. Cazares
This study shows that fear extinction across multiple contexts improves fear suppression and recall without requiring novelty, and that dorsal hippocampus activity is necessary for this effect.
bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience