Fear conditioning and extinction across development: Evidence from human studies and animal models

Tomer Shechner; Melanie Hong; Jennifer C. Britton; Daniel S. Pine; Nathan A. Fox

doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2014.04.001

Fear conditioning and extinction across development: Evidence from human studies and animal models

Tomer Shechner, Melanie Hong, Jennifer C. Britton, Daniel S. Pine, Nathan A. Fox

Department of Psychology

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Abstract

The ability to differentiate danger and safety through associative processes emerges early in life. Understanding the mechanisms underlying associative learning of threat and safety can clarify the processes that shape development of normative fears and pathological anxiety. Considerable research has used fear conditioning and extinction paradigms to delineate underlying mechanisms in animals and human adults; however, little is known about these mechanisms in children and adolescents. The current paper summarizes the empirical data on the development of fear conditioning and extinction. It reviews methodological considerations and future directions for research on fear conditioning and extinction in pediatric populations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-12
Number of pages	12
Journal	Biological Psychology
Volume	100
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2014.04.001
State	Published - Jul 2014

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Funding Information:
This study was supported (partially) by the NIMH Intramural Research Program.

Keywords

Animal models
Classical conditioning
Development
Extinction
Fear conditioning
Human studies

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General Neuroscience
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

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Fear conditioning and extinction across development: Evidence from human studies and animal models

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