Abstract:

Based on the reconsolidation theory of memory, the retrieval-extinction paradigm employ the extinction training within the reconsolidation window to rewrite fear memory of subjects and reduce their fear response by decreasing the valence of fear stimulus. The Ret+Ext paradigm is an innovation and development of traditional exposure therapies and drug treatment. It provides a new non-invasive model for trauma treatments and a new theoretical perspective for the rewriting human memory and the exploring human well-beings on the Positive Psychology.

Key words: conditioned fear memory, reconsolidation, retrieval-extinction