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What if Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was true? Merel Kindt is a psychologist, her research is concerned with neurobiological and psychological processes of fear mechanisms in the treatment of anxiety and related disorders.

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TIMESTAMPS:

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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