Animal Behavior & CognitioneLifePeer-reviewed
Prediction error determines how memories are organized in the brain: a study of Pavlovian fear extinction in rats
Nicholas G. W. Kennedy, Jessica C. Lee, Simon Killcross…·Nathan M. Holmes
This study shows that gradual extinction, which produces small prediction errors, is more effective than standard extinction in long-term fear suppression in rats, supporting latent state theories of memory organization.
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