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How the Brain Learns to Let Go of Fear: A Conversation with Prof. Sara Medros - Scientific Inquirer

Instinctive fear responses—like fleeing from a sudden shadow overhead—are crucial for survival. Yet, animals (including humans) often learn to suppress these reactions when they realize a stimulus is harmless. A new study by neuroscientists at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre at University College London uncovers how this learning process unfolds in the brain, revealing that the visual cortex plays a pivotal role during learning but not in storing …
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Scientific Inquirer broke the news in on Monday, May 12, 2025.
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