#traumatic-memories

#traumatic-memories

Memories of the pandemic vary in clarity, impacted by trauma or a blurred sense of time.

Personal experiences of Covid-19 lockdowns are diverse and emotional, demonstrating the varied impacts of the pandemic on individuals. [ more ]

Researchers at Yale and Mount Sinai found empirical evidence that traumatic memories function differently in the brain compared to other memories.

Brain scans revealed that traumatic memories in people with PTSD did not involve the hippocampus, suggesting a different state of the brain.

The findings may help explain why therapies for PTSD aim to help individuals view their traumatic memories as distant from the present. [ more ]