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...
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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...
A Piece of the Puzzle: Elk-1 Gene and Memory
Have you ever wondered what your brain goes through in order for you to remember what you ate for breakfast this morning or what show you watched on Netflix las...
Fighting the Memory War: A Battle Between Remembering and Forgetting Trauma
“Do you remember what happened?” is generally one of the first questions a person is asked after going through a traumatic event. This question can cause a grea...
Where Did My Car Keys Go? Alzheimers in a Nutshell
Everybody has a family member with alzheimers or knows somebody that does. It seems like that rates of this neurodegenerative disorder are going up, but is this...
School Test = Bear Attack
We are living in a higher state of anxiety than we were biologically made for. Our brains were made for us to remember stressful situations that would help us t...