The group’s findings suggest that procedures used by clinicians to indirectly reactivate traumatic memories render a window whereby those memories can be altered, or even erased completely, says Stephen Maren, professor of psychological and brain sciences at Texas A&M University. In therapy, imaginal reminders are often used to safely retrieve traumatic memories of experiences. For example, Maren says...
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Researchers have found that they can indirectly retrieve and weaken traumatic memories
by Caitlin Clark, Texas A&M University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists could be a step closer to finding a way to reduce the impact of traumatic memories, according to a Texas A&M University study published recently in the journal Nature Neuroscience. The report details a study by researchers from the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the Institute...