Recovery from PTSD comes with key changes in the brain’s memory system, a new study finds. These differences were found in the brains of 19 people who developed post-traumatic stress disorder ...

A new study shows that undertaking a memory consolidation exercise during sleep in combination with a structured treatment ...

PTSD can also occur in the wake of a motor vehicle ... That original traumatic event is often recalled spontaneously in flashbacks of memory so vivid and intense that the person feels as if ...

Unlike a regular memory, which may manifest almost like a ... and traumatic memories are sometimes stored in the body. “The threat or trauma of that moment/experience isn’t then stored in ...

They also developed a potential new method for restoring adequate memory specificity in persons suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The researchers were from The Hospital for ...

Mar. 5, 2025 — People with a more active amygdala (an area in the brain involved in processing information relevant to threats) are more likely to develop PTSD symptoms after experiencing trauma ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is triggered by a traumatic experience that is based on strong fear memory. This project aims to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying fear memory ...

Emory is poised to expand its research on how MDMA, a psychedelic drug commonly known as ecstasy, could help patients with PTSD when coupled with psychotherapy.

In every case, the hippocampus had shrunk or shrivelled as if the emotional trauma had literally eaten away a part of the brain that is crucial to memory and fear. Bremner's work is one of most ...

In every case, the hippocampus had shrunk or shrivelled as if the emotional trauma had literally eaten away a part of the brain that is crucial to memory and fear. Bremner's work is one of most ...