{
  "id": 2004787,
  "title": "Distinct prefrontal-amygdala connectivity drives consolidated fear memories",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/distinct-prefrontal-amygdala-connectivity-drives-consolidated-fear",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.14.744891v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Elucidating the neuronal circuitry that underpins memory formation is critical to understanding how organisms use past experience to guide adaptive behaviour. While memory formation has long been framed as the reactivation of a static ensemble of neurons established during initial learning, growing evidence suggests that memory traces are highly dynamic and undergo substantial reorganisation…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}