Reactivated fear memories become labile and must be re-stabilized by new protein synthesis

Evidence

The landmark discovery that reactivated fear memories become labile and require de novo protein synthesis to re-stabilize — overturning the long-held assumption that consolidated memories are permanently fixed. The finding opened the theoretical possibility of modifying consolidated fear memories during a narrow reconsolidation window. — , The Rod and the Child, 10227

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Being struck by a parent binds multiple threat cues into one amygdala fear memory — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 6108; Learning is fundamentally the changing of synaptic connections — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 1485

Related

• Being struck by a parent binds multiple threat cues into one amygdala fear memory (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Learning is fundamentally the changing of synaptic connections #expands (0.40) — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 1485