The idea of targeting unconscious or implicit processes in psychological treatments is not new, but until recently it has not been easy to manipulate these processes without also engaging consciousness. Here we review how this is possible, using various modern cognitive neuroscience methods including a technique known as Decoded Neural-Reinforcement. We discuss the general advantages of this approach, such as how it can facilitate double-blind placebo-controlled studies, and minimize premature patient dropouts in the treatment of fear. We also speculate how this may generalize to other similar physiological survival processes.

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生理生存回路的无意识心理治疗。

针对心理治疗中的无意识或隐性过程的想法并不新鲜，但是直到最近，在不引起意识的情况下操纵这些过程并不容易。在这里，我们使用各种现代认知神经科学方法（包括一种称为解码神经强化的技术）来回顾这是如何实现的。我们讨论了这种方法的一般优势，例如它如何促进双盲安慰剂对照研究，以及如何在恐惧症治疗中最大程度地减少患者早产。我们还推测这可能会推广到其他类似的生理生存过程。