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R. Fred Westbrook

joined in Jan 17, 2020

Professor at School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Westbrook has 1 break published.

‘Online’ integration of sensory and fear memories

Imagine the following sequence of events. First, you walk through the tropical rainforests of Australia and hear an (unfamiliar) booming sound then see an (unknown) bird-like animal. Some days later, you see a photograph of the bird (the cassowary) with the caption "extremely dangerous". Finally,... click to read more

Francesca S. Wong | PhD student at School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

R. Fred Westbrook | Professor at School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Nathan M. Holmes | Research Fellow at School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

memory

brain

fear

learning

Reading time 3.5 min

published on Jan 17, 2020