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To investigate how fear extinction affects fear generalization through noradrenergic and GABAergic pathways.

March 7, 2026Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Fear extinction induces maladaptive generalization via noradrenergic and GABAergic systems

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AZAiqiu ZhengXuzhou Medical College YDYu DanQingdao University XMXin MengHebei University of Engineering

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Experimental findings indicate that fear extinction increases generalization of fear responses, suggesting new treatment strategies for anxiety disorders.

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To investigate how fear extinction affects fear generalization through noradrenergic and GABAergic pathways.
Conducted experiments on fear extinction in anxiety models
Examined the role of the LC-DG noradrenergic circuit
Utilized genetic ablation of α4-GABA A R
Applied β1-AR blockade and PKA/CREB inhibition in postextinction sessions
Fear extinction reduced conditioned fear responses but increased fear generalization to safe stimuli
Activation of the LC-DG circuit enhanced GABAergic inhibition of granule cells
Genetic loss of α4-GABA A R prevented maladaptive generalization
Targeted pharmacological interventions blocked the enhanced generalization effect

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Zheng et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69abc1955af8044f7a4ea523 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2521767123

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Experimental findings indicate that fear extinction increases generalization of fear responses, suggesting new treatment strategies for anxiety disorders.

Fear extinction induces maladaptive generalization via noradrenergic and GABAergic systems

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Fear extinction induces maladaptive generalization via noradrenergic and GABAergic systems

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