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Hearing a warning sound turns into fearing it over time, mouse study suggests
June 22, 2017 by NewsBot
Changes in lattice-like structures in the brain known as perineuronal nets are necessary to 'capture' an auditory fear association and 'haul' it in as a longer-term memory, an adult mouse model reveals.
