This post was co-written by Dr. Deryn Strange, professor of forensic psychology at John Jay College. Our memories are not perfect reconstructions of the past. Instead, remembering a past event is a ...

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more. A team of neurobiologists has identified the area of the brain responsible for spontaneously recalling traumatic ...

UW researchers Lori Zoellner, Andrea Stocco, Gabrielle Gauthier, Emma PeConga, and Michele Bedard-Gilligan released a study in October regarding post-traumatic stress. In their study, they examined ...

Trauma shifts shape when it moves from page to screen. Literature lingers in inner fractures, while cinema turns emotion into ...

A web of altered neurochemical pathways and physical brain changes result in post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. The interplay between cortisol dysregulation, heightened norepinephrine levels, ...

It is well known that people who have lived through traumatic events like sexual assault, domestic abuse, or violent combat can experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including ...

NYU Langone researchers identified the connections between neurons that store sensory details and keep memories stable, ...

New brain imaging technology helps veterans with PTSD and trauma find healing through objective evidence of invisible ...