Trauma

Trauma

Researchers Identify Molecule That Orchestrates Association of Events With Positive and Negative Memories
Being able to emotionally tag important experiences as either “positive” or “negative” and to remember those associations is one of... Read More
Imaging Analysis Suggests How Ketamine Treatment Might Have Helped Reduce Chronic PTSD Symptoms in Trial Subjects
A new study has analyzed detailed brain imaging data of individuals with chronic PTSD who were treated in a clinical... Read More
Study Sheds Light on How Early-Life Abuse Can Alter Maturation of Brain's Emotion Circuitry
How do abuse and other forms of early-life adversity alter the development of the brain? If and when such changes... Read More
Experiments in Rodents Suggest Feasibility of Modifying or Erasing Traumatic Fear Memories
Researchers led by BBRF Scientific Council member and 2017 Distinguished Investigator Stephen Maren, Ph.D. , report they have demonstrated in... Read More
Researchers Explore Whether L-DOPA Can Help PTSD Patients Learn to Extinguish Fear Memories
A team of researchers has reported progress in testing a new approach involving the dopamine system that they hope may... Read More