New research reveals that astrocytes — not neurons — are responsible for stabilizing emotional memories by re-engaging during recall.

Annie Walker woke up one morning in 2019 with little recollection of the night before. She had bruises on her arms, legs, wrist and lower abdomen. "But I literally had no idea what had happened," she ...

Memories of childhood trauma aren't set in stone — they can shift, resurface, or even diverge from the original event, ...

"The Tell" was endorsed by top celebrities. New credibility questions reflect a larger debate about trauma memories and ...

Recent reporting reveals that REM sleep may fundamentally alter how memories are formed and recalled. During rapid eye movement stages, the brain actively reorganizes neural pathways to refine what we ...

For this reason, the recall of trauma over different points in time creates different trauma accounts, with such discrepancies being more noticeable as the symptoms of PTSD become more severe. For ...

When combined with PTSD and mild TBI, low-level blast exposure is associated with cognitive outcomes in military personnel.

In the quiet moments between conscious thoughts, our bodies hold stories. These are not the narratives we deliberately recall, but rather the implicit memories etched into our cells—memories that can ...

Long dramatized in movies and novels, amnesia refers to a profound loss of memory that’s temporary, permanent, or progressive (gets worse over time). Depending on the type and cause of amnesia, the ...