Category: Memory

Study suggests exposure to trauma impacts ability to squash bad memories

From the Boston University School of Medicine press release: People exposed to trauma are less able to suppress unwanted emotional memories due to neural and behavioral disruptions in their brain… Read more »

Study shows how the hippocampus provides information to other brain areas during learning

From the Arizona State University press release: Avid hikers know to be cautious of plants with leaves made up of three leaflets if they are red in the spring or… Read more »

Study finds special diet with compounds contained in green tea and carrots restored working memory in mice

From the University of Southern California press release: A diet containing compounds found in green tea and carrots reversed Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice genetically programmed to develop the disease, USC… Read more »

Study suggests background music may negatively affect creativity

From the Lancaster University press release: The popular view that music enhances creativity has been challenged by researchers who say it has the opposite effect. Psychologists from the University of… Read more »

Study suggests neural processing with trauma and adversity interact to increase core symptom of PTSD

From the Elsevier press release: Lifetime adversity and increased neural processing during a traumatic event combine to increase the frequency of intrusive traumatic memories and the distress they cause, according… Read more »