An analysis of brain activity in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder has found that the brain processes traumatic memories associated with PTSD differently than regular memories -- a finding ...

The eyes may reveal how experiences are recalled, according to new Baycrest research that suggests that shifts in eye ...

American and French scientists have shown that a memory of a traumatic event can be wiped out, although other, associated recollections remain intact. American and French CNRS scientists have shown ...

A new study shows that when individuals with PTSD recall traumatic events, each person displays different brain activity, which is markedly different from when they recall a sad or neutral memory.

David Small's radiologist father subjected his young son to repeated X-rays, hoping to cure his sinus problems. When a lump appeared in his neck, his mother complained about the cost of the surgery ...

What if wiping out a traumatic memory were as simple as taking a few breaths? What if, with the flip of a switch, a frightening recollection could lose its nightmarish feeling or a pleasurable memory ...

Researchers exploring the brain structures involved in recalling an emotional memory a year later have found evidence for a self-reinforcing "memory loop" -- in which the brain's emotional ...