Mouse study suggests how hearing a warning sound turns into fearing it over time

(Emory Health Sciences) An adult mouse model reveals that 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.

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