In "Beloved," Toni Morrison uses allegory and narrative structure to show the ways trauma can disrupt a life. For many sufferers of PTSD, complicated feelings accompany the prospect of relinquishing ...

Memory is commonly affected following a traumatic brain injury and may be long-lasting or even permanent. A new study has found that AI-guided electrical brain stimulation in people with ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

A new developmental theory from an Iowa State researcher describes how our memory and perception of trauma can evolve over time, shifting with new experiences and as cognitive and emotional ...

New research has found that, in people with PTSD, the brain processes traumatic personal memories differently from sad ones, activating a region of the brain normally associated with things like ...

In "Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory," author Lyn Barrett shatters misconceptions by offering a ...

A new analysis of the brain activity of people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the first to reveal that traumatic memories are represented in the brain in an entirely different way than ...

Psychotic disorders affect millions worldwide, and hallucinations are just one symptom that can severely impact daily life, leading to isolation, distress, and reduced quality of life. A significant ...