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Minding the findings: Let's not miss the message of memory reconsolidation research for psychotherapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2015

Bruce Ecker ,
Laurel Hulley  and
Robin Ticic
Bruce Ecker
Affiliation:
Coherence Psychology Institute, Oakland, CA 94610. bruce.ecker@coherenceinstitute.org laurel.hulley@coherenceinstitute.org robin.ticic@coherenceinstitute.org http://www.coherenceinstitute.org
Laurel Hulley
Affiliation:
Coherence Psychology Institute, Oakland, CA 94610. bruce.ecker@coherenceinstitute.org laurel.hulley@coherenceinstitute.org robin.ticic@coherenceinstitute.org http://www.coherenceinstitute.org
Robin Ticic
Affiliation:
Coherence Psychology Institute, Oakland, CA 94610. bruce.ecker@coherenceinstitute.org laurel.hulley@coherenceinstitute.org robin.ticic@coherenceinstitute.org http://www.coherenceinstitute.org
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Abstract

That memory reconsolidation is the process underlying decisive, lasting therapeutic change has long been our proposal, and the recognition of its critical role by Lane et al. is a welcome development. However, in our view their account has significant errors due to neglect of research findings and neglect of previous work on the clinical application of those findings.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 38 , 2015 , e7
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