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Predicting Danger: The Nature, Consequences, and Neural Mechanisms of Predictive Fear Learning
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McNally, Gavan P.; Westbrook, R. Frederick – Learning & Memory, 2006
The ability to detect and learn about the predictive relations existing between events in the world is essential for adaptive behavior. It allows us to use past events to predict the future and to adjust our behavior accordingly. Pavlovian fear conditioning allows anticipation of sources of danger in the environment. It guides attention away from…
Descriptors: Fear, Anxiety, Animals, Nonverbal Learning