Synopsis of Social media discussions
Discussions demonstrate strong interest through phrases like 'very interesting' and highlight potential clinical benefits, such as the development of treatments for PTSD, showing a shared recognition of the research's importance. The tone and words reflect optimism and curiosity about unlocking neural secrets for therapeutic advances.
Agreement
Moderate agreementMost discussions express support or find the research findings intriguing, highlighting its potential significance.
Interest
High level of interestThe majority show high curiosity and enthusiasm about the neural mechanisms and therapeutic implications.
Engagement
Moderate level of engagementPosts include references to specific neural circuits and therapeutic hopes, indicating moderate engagement.
Impact
Moderate level of impactMany perceive the research as potentially impactful, especially regarding treatments for fear-related disorders.
Social Mentions
YouTube
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Bluesky
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53 Posts
Blogs
5 Articles
News
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Video Views
2,549
Total Likes
218
Extended Reach
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Social Features
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Science
Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses
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Top Science
Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses. #Science
"This paper revealed the detailed circuit, cellular, and synaptic mechanisms underlying experience-dependent suppression of fear responses."
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Medical Xpress
#Researchers identify brain mechanisms in mice that suppress instinctive #Fear, potentially paving the way for new treatments for phobias, anxiety, and PTSD by targeting specific neural pathways. @swc_neuro @sciencemagazine https://t.co/exJuvmpv49 https://t.co/sTdFBLBZBx
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Natalie Peluso
Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#neuroskyence
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Science News
Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses. #Science
"This paper revealed the detailed circuit, cellular, and synaptic mechanisms underlying experience-dependent suppression of fear responses."
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Posts referencing the article
Exploring How the Brain Can Unlearn Fear Responses
Fear serves as a vital survival mechanism, yet researchers at University College London have discovered ways to help the brain let go of unnecessary fears. By studying mice exposed to harmless threats, they identified the vLGN brain region responsible for suppressing instinctive fears, paving the way for new treatments.
April 8, 2025
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Understanding Fear Responses and Memory Effects of Cannabis
This video summarizes critical research from February 3-9, 2024, focusing on how our brains conquer fear and the effects of cannabis on memory. A study highlights how the ventrolateral geniculate nucleus (vLGN) stores fear memories, suggesting implications for PTSD treatments. Explore these groundbreaking findings.
February 10, 2025
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very interesting! "Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... by @sonjahofer.bsky.social 's group
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UCL Discovery
@ucldiscovery.bsky.social (Bluesky)Open Access UCL Research: Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
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Andy_Weeble_Weaver
@AndrewW66619812 (Twitter)The paper in "Science" the above (paywalled) article in "Nature" is based upon, & links to: “Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses” via "Nature Briefing Translational Research" 2/2 https://t.co/mJPkSiyT1k
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Ye#0736
@Yeah94249249 (Twitter)此外，这一过程还与vLGN神经元的神经电活动增强相关，这种增强由脑中释放的内源性大麻素出发。内源性大麻素是大脑内部调节情绪和记忆的信号分子，其释放降低了vLGN神经元收到的抑制性输入信号，于是能够更有力地抑制恐惧反应。 原论文：https://t.co/Q5GtgaWHUs
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Lasker Foundation
@LaskerFDN (Twitter)The visual cortex instructs learning to modulate fear responses. Mederos et al. uncovered a subcortical synaptic plasticity mechanism for learning to suppress defensive behavior. @SWC_Neuro https://t.co/QK6VLs5Pz2 https://t.co/A9IXQlFTii
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SANTOSH
@science_opinion (Twitter)Unlocking Fear: How Fear Is Suppressed by the Brain #fear #brain #fearsuppresion https://t.co/ktH0HMpAP8 https://t.co/a5XQnCbEGx
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CLaE
@leafs_s (Twitter)RT @leafs_s: Science Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses https://t.co/EgGwlUAaNN
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花鳥風月
@kachofugetsujp (Twitter)RT @isciverse: Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses. #Science "This paper revealed the det…
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Carme Zaragoza
@CarmeZaragoza (Twitter)RT @isciverse: Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses. #Science "This paper revealed the det…
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Ibrahim Haruna (伊博翰)
@ibrahim_iharuna (Twitter)RT @isciverse: Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses. #Science "This paper revealed the det…
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jan herman
@janhermosta (Twitter)RT @isciverse: Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses. #Science "This paper revealed the det…
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Manoj Mayogi Mishra
@mayogisense (Twitter)RT @isciverse: Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses. #Science "This paper revealed the det…
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Jayla Moon
@Jayla_M00N (Twitter)RT @isciverse: Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses. #Science "This paper revealed the det…
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Top Science
@isciverse (Twitter)Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses. #Science "This paper revealed the detailed circuit, cellular, and synaptic mechanisms underlying experience-dependent suppression of fear responses." https://t.co/lKRvXE6EZC https://t.co/kioy4CIrIC
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Science News
@scinews.bsky.social (Bluesky)Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses. #Science "This paper revealed the detailed circuit, cellular, and synaptic mechanisms underlying experience-dependent suppression of fear responses." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Natalie Peluso
@nataliepeluso.com (Bluesky)Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #neuroskyence
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Liberty & Justice 4 All
@ckkoch3 (Twitter)RT @McClureShawn: "Researchers have unveiled the precise brain mechanisms that enable animals to overcome instinctive fears. The study in m…
view full postFebruary 10, 2025
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Shawn "All Outta Bubblegum" McClure
@McClureShawn (Twitter)"Researchers have unveiled the precise brain mechanisms that enable animals to overcome instinctive fears. The study in mice could have implications for developing therapeutics for fear-related disorders such as phobias, anxiety and PTSD." https://t.co/IKKVGlCSlW
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Professor Erwin Loh
@erwinloh (Twitter)In a new study, neuroscientists reveal the precise regions of the brain that suppress fear responses in mice — a finding that might help scientists to develop strategies for treating post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety in people. https://t.co/l4Wvt6xTch https://t.co/Dk8pA8DTpd
view full postFebruary 9, 2025
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尾呂内平太
@SKOZmyx3x36Mjxu (Twitter)RT @leafs_s: Science Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses https://t.co/EgGwlUAaNN
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Dr. Bill Hoekstra
@moodandsleepclinic.bsky.social (Bluesky)Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses -Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #mentalhealth #PTSD #Acceleratedresolutiontherapy
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yoshiyuki nishio
@nishiokov (Twitter)RT @bertogliolab: Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses https://t.co/N3AhlNj1WJ
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Oyesanmi (Ph.D)
@Sormaytion (Twitter)RT @NeuroscienceNew: “Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses” by Sara Mederos et al. Science…
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Matt K
@MattyWK (Twitter)RT @leafs_s: Science Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses https://t.co/EgGwlUAaNN
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Forgetmenotx0x0
@forgetmenotx0x0 (Twitter)RT @NeuroscienceNew: “Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses” by Sara Mederos et al. Science…
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Misha Booltink
@MishaBooltink (Twitter)RT @medical_xpress: #Researchers identify brain mechanisms in mice that suppress instinctive #Fear, potentially paving the way for new trea…
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Ｊｕｎ Ｙａｓｕｄａ
@jyasuda1 (Twitter)これも全くの門外漢だが、動物は本能的に危機を感じても視覚を介した学習によって回避行動など反射的な反応を抑制することができるらしい。そのための学習回路についての研究。Science誌。 https://t.co/CIAG26Ag0v
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Prashant
@p7p8p9p (Twitter)RT @leafs_s: Science Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses https://t.co/EgGwlUAaNN
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Heather Read
@Heather_L_Read (Twitter)RT @leafs_s: Science Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses https://t.co/EgGwlUAaNN
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Ankit Singla
@In_AnkitSingla (Twitter)RT @leafs_s: Science Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses https://t.co/EgGwlUAaNN
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priya joseph
@ayirpelle (Twitter)RT @leafs_s: Science Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses https://t.co/EgGwlUAaNN
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Nathalia Le Hen
@NathaliaLeHen (Twitter)RT @leafs_s: Science Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses https://t.co/EgGwlUAaNN
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allpossibleworlds
@PageLyndon (Twitter)RT @leafs_s: Science Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses https://t.co/EgGwlUAaNN
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NeuroPaperBot
@neuropaperbot.bsky.social (Bluesky)Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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CLaE
@leafs_s (Twitter)Science Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses https://t.co/EgGwlUAaNN
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Florantine
@Florantine11 (Twitter)RT @medical_xpress: #Researchers identify brain mechanisms in mice that suppress instinctive #Fear, potentially paving the way for new trea…
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@serrgv (Twitter)RT @medical_xpress: #Researchers identify brain mechanisms in mice that suppress instinctive #Fear, potentially paving the way for new trea…
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Bertoglio lab (FMC/UFSC)
@bertogliolab.bsky.social (Bluesky)Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Bertoglio lab (FMC/UFSC)
@bertogliolab (Twitter)Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses https://t.co/N3AhlNj1WJ
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Daniel Hoffmann
@danielhoffmann1.bsky.social (Bluesky)Seeing certain things (spiders, ...) leads to instinctive #fear reactions. Animals can learn to overcome such reactions. This study used #optogenetics to identify the relevant brain areas in mice. Could be useful for development of treatments. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr2247
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@PantherNoster (Twitter)RT @medical_xpress: #Researchers identify brain mechanisms in mice that suppress instinctive #Fear, potentially paving the way for new trea…
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Krolli
@Krolli5 (Twitter)RT @medical_xpress: #Researchers identify brain mechanisms in mice that suppress instinctive #Fear, potentially paving the way for new trea…
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Gene Antros
@GeneAntros (Twitter)RT @medical_xpress: #Researchers identify brain mechanisms in mice that suppress instinctive #Fear, potentially paving the way for new trea…
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Luis Alberto Luengo
@luengo1958 (Twitter)RT @medical_xpress: #Researchers identify brain mechanisms in mice that suppress instinctive #Fear, potentially paving the way for new trea…
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NikkeNyfiken
@CuriouzMonkey (Twitter)RT @medical_xpress: #Researchers identify brain mechanisms in mice that suppress instinctive #Fear, potentially paving the way for new trea…
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Elizabeth N. Dawley
@MissFoofy2000 (Twitter)RT @medical_xpress: #Researchers identify brain mechanisms in mice that suppress instinctive #Fear, potentially paving the way for new trea…
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Michael R Dawley Jr
@mrdj1968 (Twitter)RT @medical_xpress: #Researchers identify brain mechanisms in mice that suppress instinctive #Fear, potentially paving the way for new trea…
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Paul Antohe
@PaulAntohe (Twitter)RT @medical_xpress: #Researchers identify brain mechanisms in mice that suppress instinctive #Fear, potentially paving the way for new trea…
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Ryan Flinn
@RS_Flinn (Twitter)RT @medical_xpress: #Researchers identify brain mechanisms in mice that suppress instinctive #Fear, potentially paving the way for new trea…
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Alfonso Payne
@alf_strateg (Twitter)RT @medical_xpress: #Researchers identify brain mechanisms in mice that suppress instinctive #Fear, potentially paving the way for new trea…
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FutureSHOCK
@ChaosActual2025 (Twitter)RT @medical_xpress: #Researchers identify brain mechanisms in mice that suppress instinctive #Fear, potentially paving the way for new trea…
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Phys.org
@physorg_com (Twitter)RT @medical_xpress: #Researchers identify brain mechanisms in mice that suppress instinctive #Fear, potentially paving the way for new trea…
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Medical Xpress
@medical_xpress (Twitter)#Researchers identify brain mechanisms in mice that suppress instinctive #Fear, potentially paving the way for new treatments for phobias, anxiety, and PTSD by targeting specific neural pathways. @swc_neuro @sciencemagazine https://t.co/exJuvmpv49 https://t.co/sTdFBLBZBx
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藤間秀平 Fujima Shuhei
@FujimaShuhei (Twitter)RT @NeuroscienceNew: “Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses” by Sara Mederos et al. Science…
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hongshen
@basalganpop (Twitter)Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses | Science https://t.co/VmypkrnBy2
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Kishalay Ghosh (কিশলয় ঘোষ)
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Jan Peeters
@francorjean (Twitter)RT @NeuroscienceNew: “Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses” by Sara Mederos et al. Science…
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Neuroscience News
@NeuroscienceNew (Twitter)“Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses” by Sara Mederos et al. Science https://t.co/EicKwliMLP
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SWC
@SWC_Neuro (Twitter)Read the full paper in @ScienceMagazine, from @SaraMederos_, Patty Blakely, @NicoleVissers1, Claudia Clopath and @SonjaBHofer ⬇️ https://t.co/h7Dtec4xJu
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Nathalia Le Hen
@NathaliaLeHen (Twitter)RT @biorxiv_neursci: Overwriting an instinct: visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses https://t.co/Rcq4geYYfR #biorxiv…
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bioRxiv Neuroscience
@biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social (Bluesky)Overwriting an instinct: visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.07.31.605567v1
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bioRxivpreprint
@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social (Bluesky)Overwriting an instinct: visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.07.31.605567v1
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bioRxiv Neuroscience
@biorxiv_neursci (Twitter)Overwriting an instinct: visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses https://t.co/Rcq4geYYfR #biorxiv_neursci
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Abstract Synopsis
- The study shows that the brain can learn to suppress instinctive escape responses to visual threats by using a top-down pathway from the posterolateral higher visual areas (plHVAs) to the vLGN, which initially mediates fear responses.
- During learning, the plHVAs become less necessary as the vLGN itself undergoes plastic changes, specifically through endocannabinoid-mediated long-term suppression of inhibitory inputs, allowing for the suppression of fear responses.
- This research uncovers the detailed neural circuits and mechanisms—cellular and synaptic—that enable animals to modify innate fear behaviors based on experience.]
Elisabetta Versace
@elisabettaversace.bsky.social (Bluesky)