Memory retrieval before or after extinction reduces recovery of fear in adolescent rats

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Figure 4.
Figure 4.

A retrieval trial after extinction is more effective in reducing fear recovery when presented shortly after extinction than when delayed. (A) Mean (±SEM) levels of CS-elicited freezing for retrieval either 10 min or 6 h after extinction in Experiment 4. (B) Mean (±SEM) levels of CS-elicited freezing at test in the extinction context B and the training context A in Experiment 4 (n = 15 for each group).

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