Das Team um Prof. Dr. Onur Güntürkün vom Sonderforschungsbereich 1280 berichtet in Rubin ausführlich über seine Arbeit.
Science magazine Rubin Special Edition “Extinction Learning” published
All about the work of the Collaborative Research Center 1280.
Do you know this too? You get a new PIN for your debit card, memorize it at home, but then stand in front of the ATM and all that comes to mind is your old PIN. This is because your brain still associates your old PIN with this place. Presumably a bearable problem if it's only about withdrawing money. However, if you have learned to associate neutral experiences with fear and cannot get rid of it, this can have serious consequences. The reason is that relearning – also known as extinction learning – does not work properly.
The team from the Collaborative Research Center 1280 “Extinction Learning” investigates what happens in the brain during extinction learning, why context is crucial and what this means for overcoming fear and pain. The researchers report on their work in a special edition of the science magazine Rubin. It was published on January 7, 2025 and is available online.
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