Why do we stay afraid for so long when the brain's first alarm fires so fast?
September 18, 2026
September 18, 2026
LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 18 -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release:
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Why do we stay afraid for so long when the brain's first alarm fires so fast?
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* Salk neuroscientists identify and characterize new region in the brain's fear circuit called the amygdalostriatal transition zone (ASt)
* ASt neurons fire with more strength and for longer than the . . .
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Why do we stay afraid for so long when the brain's first alarm fires so fast?
*
* Highlights
* Salk neuroscientists identify and characterize new region in the brain's fear circuit called the amygdalostriatal transition zone (ASt)
* ASt neurons fire with more strength and for longer than the . . .