The phrase "augment fear" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of increasing or intensifying fear in a particular context, such as in literature, psychology, or discussions about media.
Example: "The horror film was designed to augment fear through its suspenseful music and unexpected plot twists."
Alternatives: "intensify fear" or "amplify fear".
These studies suggest that HDAC3 inhibition may also augment fear extinction, which has yet to be assessed.
These data reveal HDAC2 as a prime HDAC isoform for which targeted pharmaceutical compounds could be developed to augment fear extinction.
The present review examines existing evidence from pre-clinical studies using rodent models of fear extinction and small clinical studies showing that drugs that increase histone acetylation can indeed augment fear extinction and promote sustained fear inhibition.
A growing corpus of data therefore indicates that pharmacological adjuncts that enhance histone acetylation can act as cognitive enhancers to augment fear extinction memory in addition to other forms of extinction (e.g. [ 47, 48]).
These studies have revealed that NMDA (N-methyl D-aspartate) receptor- mediated signalling is one of the critical molecular mechanisms underlying exposure-based fear extinction [ 9– 11] and suggest that enhancing NMDA receptor activity during CBT may act as a cognitive enhancer strategy to augment fear reductions.
Indeed, as a prime example of successful translational research, clinical studies have revealed that enhancing NMDA receptor activity, via administration of the NMDA receptor partial agonist D-cycloserine, augments fear extinction induced by CBT in subjects with anxiety disorders such as acrophobia, height phobia, social anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and panic disorder [ 11– 11].
As polls show that his bluntness is striking more voters as bullying, Republicans close to Mr. Romney's campaign say that the governor's continued hostile encounters — including one on the Jersey Shore this month that was caught on video — have augmented fears that he is too unpredictable and too contentious, turning what was once viewed as a key strength into a drawback.
But today we also have more stimuli to augment our fear of infection.
Believing that "nothing augments the fear associated with boundaries like forcing the player to violate them of their own free will", Smith said of the mission: "Eventually [you force] yourself to do practically every scary thing you noticed the potential to do in the whole level".
That will now be augmented by fears of hooliganism.
Results of this study extend previous work suggesting that HDACi's have utility in augmenting the efficiency of fear extinction, although their apparent benefits are critically dependent upon specific parameters of extinction training.
