The Brain's Alarm System To Suppress Intrusive Thoughts and Inhibit Unwanted Memories - SciTechDaily

A brain region can proactively and reactively detect the need to inhibit unwanted memories. Forget what you saw: a brain region detects when you are about to think of an unwanted memory and alerts other regions to suppress it, according to research published …

New research shows that to suppress intrusive thoughts, the brain uses an alarm system that alerts other regions to inhibit them. A brain region can proactively and reactively detect the need to inh… [+1589 chars]

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