During trauma, the amygdala becomes highly active, processing emotions such as fear, and the hippocampus becomes overwhelmed ...

Experiencing trauma in childhood can lead to a lack of motivation and less pleasure from rewards-or anhedonia-later in life.

Our brain is always there. From birth, and even prenatally, it is exposed to the environment. How does the brain react to that? The brain shows spontaneous or intrinsic activity that seems to remain ...

People who have experienced trauma often talk about what happened inconsistently: it can be difficult for them to remember details, events can mix up, and individual fragments of memories contradict ...

During my dissertation research on combat veterans with post-traumatic stress (PTS), I realized that when discussing traumatic events that lead to PTS, the victim often has a hard time describing the ...

This article delves into the complexities of traumatic memories, explaining why they are often fragmented and how survivors ...

Child maltreatment, which includes abuse and neglect, is one of the most serious public health concerns worldwide. These adversities leave a lasting impact on the emotional well-being, memory, and ...

To recover from abuse or another traumatic experience, some people turn to a therapy called eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing, or EMDR. But this may present problems if these people pursue ...

A study published in Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience observed the efficacy of donepezil for addressing persistent verbal memory impairments among individuals with predominantly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sweta Kaushal writes about Bollywood and Indian films. Oct 31, 2024, 07:00am EDT Oct 31, 2024, 11:22am EDT A still from Nidhi ...