Stress Leaves a Mark – Literally: Why the Way We Remember Trauma Matters
We all experience stress. And we all remember those moments when life seemed overwhelming—finals week, heartbreak, a fender bender, or worse. These memories sha...
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The Stress-Memory Puzzle: Why Studying the Human Brain Isn’t So Simple
Stress Enhances Some Memories—but Not Always It’s well-known that stressful events are often remembered more vividly than neutral ones. From an evolution...
Learning How Anxiety is Disrupted Learning
Artstract created C. Geraci Do you know someone with an anxiety disorder or do you, yourself, have one? Have you ever wondered what is going awry in the brain t...
Childhood Trauma & Memory
Traumatic experiences in childhood have a more significant impact on the brain than acute trauma in adulthood. Let’s look into the field of developmental trauma...
How Do Stressful Situations Create Stressful Memories?
Humans obviously experience stress, so obviously scientists have studied how being stressed impacts our brains. They have found that stress results in hormone r...
Sleep On It: The Impact of Sleep on Learning and Memory
How is Memory Consolidated? In 1900, the idea that memories require time to become resistant to disruption was proposed: the consolidation hypothesis. In order ...
Sleep: Is it Important for Memory?
Background “Sleep is important.” Most individuals have heard the aforementioned phrase before, but many individuals do not understand just how important sleep i...
Trauma Reminders: PTSD Triggers
Development of PTSD Triggers Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health disorder that develops after witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event....
Anxiety-induced memory formation and current research
Introduction: Anxiety can be characterized by feelings of nervousness, fear, and stress. Having some anxiety in everyday life is normal and can be positive, but...
Bringing Together Memories under Pressure
Can you remember the last time you were in a high stress situation? Perhaps it was before a major test, or the last time you had to speak in publi...