Merel Kindt: How One Pill Rewrites Fear Memories Permanently

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Merel Kindt (psychologist) reveals how memory extinction could permanently eliminate anxiety, PTSD, and phobias. She explores the neurobiological basis of fear, the potential to erase harmful memories, and the ethical challenges of such interventions.

- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:02:35 - Extinguishing fear
- 00:09:30 - Destabilizing memory traces
- 00:13:50 - Locating where fear arises
- 00:16:43 - Protein synthesis & irrational fears
- 00:19:21 - Suppressing innate fears
- 00:28:12 - Imaginary exposure & Beta-blockers are key
- 00:34:34 - Can we remove happiness?
- 00:47:16 - Is trauma necessary to overcome phobias?
- 00:56:06 - This eliminates disgust
- 01:04:10 - Future challenges of fear extinction work

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- YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5hmTyu_dt4
- Merel Kindt "Cure for Fear" mini-docu series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM3G6kITdYk&t=0s

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2023-04-06 70 min

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