Did Dr. Anthony Fauci do experiments to magnify terror in monkeys?

Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is the nation’s top infectious disease expert and the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was not involved in this research.

A 2019 study that altered the brains of monkeys and then monitored their reactions to threats was conducted by researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health, a subdivision of National Institutes of Health that is separate from Fauci’s division.

“Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is not involved and has never been involved in this study,” NIMH’s press team said in an emailed statement. “Additionally, the study was not funded by NIAID.”

The study authors said their "findings provide insights into the neural regulation of defensive responses to threat and inform the etiology and treatment of anxiety disorders in humans.”