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Cover Selected For Neuron

The illustration depicts a mouse wearing a smock decorated with the molecular structure of endocannabinoids; the mouse is repeatedly painting an image related to an encounter with a hawk. This conveys the process of fear extinction, in which traumatic reminders are repeatedly experienced and processed, leading to the attenuation of the fear response. Artwork created with Procreate and Adobe Illustrator. ​