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The anterior insular cortex mediates higher-order threat learning and memory
Ho Namkung, Bandhan Mukherjee, Josephine de Chabot…·Akira Sawa
This study identifies the role of anterior insular cortex neurons in higher-order threat learning and memory, showing they are essential for temporally separated or diffuse threat contexts but constrain fear expression during retrieval.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.09.757763