The article “Epigenetic Priming of Memory Updating during Reconsolidation to Attenuate Remote Fear Memories” (published in Cell Magazine Volume 156, Issues 1-2, 16 January 2014, Pages 261-276) makes a ...

Memory reconsolidation occurs when a retrieving event destabilizes transiently a consolidated memory, triggering thereby a new process of restabilization that ensures memory persistence. Although this ...

The stress hormone cortisol strengthens memories of scary experiences. However, it is effective not only while the memory is being formed for the first time, but also later when people look back at an ...

"Imagine the possible benefit for people traumatized by haunting memories of terror or tragedy. The day may come when the cure is recalling the trauma, and then ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HELL’S KITCHEN, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — When ...

Healing doesn't need to take a lifetime. Experiential therapy can help you get back to yourself sooner. I am a lived experience practitioner, trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) (Level 1) and ...

New research adds to the growing body of evidence that the β-blocker propranolol (multiple brands) may help treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Investigators at McGill University in Montreal, ...

It might sound like dystopian science fiction, but discovering how to reshape memories responsibly is helping us to heal the brain from within, says Steve Ramirez ...