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 ...

Currently, the first-choice treatment for PTSD is exposure-based psychotherapy, where therapists help rewire the emotions associated with the traumatic memory in the patient's brain, shifting from ...

The recall of traumatic memories is central to clinical and neurobiological models of PTSD, yet neurocircuitry mechanisms underlying traumatic memory recall remain elusive. Recent advances in natural ...

While many recover after life-threatening events, some develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a condition marked by disruptions in fear processing, memory and emotion regulation. Although post ...

In 1990, George Franklin was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison based on the testimony of his 28-year-old daughter Eileen. She described seeing him rape her best friend and then smash ...

Individuals with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress symptoms exhibit reduced activation in prefrontal and angular regions under high cognitive loads.

In an extraordinary leap for neuroscience, a team of Japanese researchers has found a way to selectively erase traumatic memories without inflicting damage to the brain. This pioneering approach has ...

Trauma is often viewed as a painful memory that gradually fades with time. While many people recover naturally after ...

Glial manipulation interferes with the long-term consolidation of fear memories. By artificially manipulating the state of astrocytes, it may become possible to prevent the long-term consolidation of ...