Over the past decades, behaviour and cognitive psychology have produced fruitful and
mutually converging theories from which hypotheses could be derived on the nature and …

Spontaneous recognition of a novel object is a popular measure of exploratory behavior,
perception and recognition memory in rodent models. Because of its relative simplicity and …

Memory reconsolidation is the brain's natural, neural process that can produce
transformational change: the full, permanent elimination of an acquired behavior or …

Memory reconsolidation has been observed across species and in a number of behavioral
paradigms. The majority of memory reconsolidation studies have been carried out in …

Background and objectives The current study is the first to examine whether reactivation of
fear memory prior to exposure therapy reduces relapse in a randomized clinical sample …

After 20 years of laboratory study of memory reconsolidation, the translation of research
findings into clinical application has recently been the topic of a rapidly growing number of …

Central cholinergic system is critically involved in all known memory processes.
Endogenous acetylcholine release by cholinergic neurons is necessary for modulation of …

Disrupting the process of memory reconsolidation may point to a novel therapeutic strategy
for the permanent reduction of fear in patients suffering from anxiety disorders. However …

When a consolidated memory is reactivated, it can become labile and prone to
enhancement or disruption, a process known as reconsolidation. The reconsolidation …

There is growing evidence that certain reactivation conditions restrict the onset of both the
destabilization phase and the restabilization process or reconsolidation. However, it is not …