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Short ‘Tarantula’ Therapy Helps People With Spider Phobia
May 23, 2012 by NewsBot
A single brief therapy session for adults with a lifelong debilitating spider phobia resulted in lasting changes to the brain's response to fear. The therapy was so successful, the adults were able to touch or hold a tarantula in their bare hands six months after the treatment, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study...