Fear can be erased from the brain before its memory has been formed

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An old saying tells us not to dwell on an unpleasant event. A new clinical study suggests the saying has both psychological and neurological support for its validity. Along with his advisors, Thomas Ågren – a doctoral candidate in psychology at Uppsala University in Sweden – has shown that it is possible to erase newly formed emotional memories from the human brain... Continue Reading Fear can be erased from the brain before its memory has been formed

Section: Health and Wellbeing

Tags: Fear, Memory, Neurological, Phobia, Psychology, PTSD, Uppsala University

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