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Innate Fear Behavior Reduced By Alteration Of A Protein |
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A University of Iowa study shows that loss or chemical inhibition of a protein, known as acid sensing ion channel protein (ASIC1a), reduces innate fear behavior in lab animals, making normally timid mice relatively fearless. The findings might provide useful insight into anxiety disorders and may even point the way to a new therapeutic target.For humans and other animals, some fears seem to be, in large part, instinctive and inborn rather than learned. [click link for full article]
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