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A Novel Pavlovian Fear Conditioning Paradigm to Study Freezing and Flight Behavior
 

A Novel Pavlovian Fear Conditioning Paradigm to Study Freezing and Flight Behavior

Article DOI: 10.3791/61536-v
January 5th, 2021

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Summary January 5th, 2021

Defensive behavioral responses are contingent upon threat intensity, proximity, and context of exposure. Based on these factors, we developed a classical conditioning paradigm that elicits clear transitions between conditioned freezing and flight behavior within individual subjects. This model is crucial for the understanding the pathologies involved in anxiety, panic, and post-traumatic stress disorders.

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