During my dissertation research on combat veterans with post-traumatic stress (PTS), I realized that when discussing traumatic events that lead to PTS, the victim often has a hard time describing the ...
A study published in Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience observed the efficacy of donepezil for addressing persistent verbal memory impairments among individuals with predominantly ...
A new developmental theory from an Iowa State researcher describes how our memory and perception of trauma can evolve over time, shifting with new experiences and as cognitive and emotional ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EMDR was developed in 1987. Laurence soulez/iStock via Getty Images Plus If you’ve been to a therapist’s office in the past few ...
After a traumatic experience, victims and witnesses often struggle with intrusive memories. These powerful, painful images from the event pop into victims’ heads seemingly out of nowhere. This symptom ...
What is memory? Is it an electric spark or a chemical product? Is it deposited in one place? All that you have learned, felt, and experienced in your life is memory, but it’s not like books stored ...