Sleep preserves and enhances unpleasant emotional memories
A recent study by sleep researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the first to suggest that a person's emotional response after witnessing an unsettling picture or traumatic event is greatly ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Stress response predictor in police officers may be relevant for military
(Medical Xpress) -- Police academy recruits who showed the greatest rise in the stress hormone cortisol after waking up in the morning were more likely to show acute stress symptoms in response to trauma years later as police ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Good or bad: Surprises drive learning in same neural circuits
Primates learn from feedback that surprises them, and in a recent investigation of how that happens, neurosurgeons have learned something new. The insight they gleaned from examining the response of specific brain tissues ...
Neuroscience
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Measuring mental aftershocks
The massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile in February 2010 left thousands homeless, caused billions of dollars in damages and triggered a deadly tsunami. The psychological impact of such traumatic ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 30, 2011 |
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Post-traumatic stress risk to police officers lower than previously thought
Although police officers are at a high risk of experiencing traumatic events (TE) in their work, they are no more likely than the general population to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These are the findings ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Children suffer unnecessarily from chronic postoperative pain
Are children suffering needlessly after surgery? UC Irvine anesthesiologists who specialize in pediatric care believe so.
Other
Oct 27, 2011 |
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Teenage girls and senior students suffered highest levels of PTSD after major earthquake
Teenage survivors of a major earthquake experienced high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with girls and older students being the most severely affected, according to a study published in the November issue ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 26, 2011 |
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3 Questions: John Gabrielli on studying traumatic memories
Starting just days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, MIT neuroscientist John Gabrieli (who was then at Stanford University) and colleagues around the country undertook a large-scale survey of how ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 09, 2011 |
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Reduced recognition of fear and sadness in post-traumatic stress disorder
Facial expressions convey strong cues for someone's emotional state and the ability to interpret these cues is crucial in social interaction. This ability is known to be compromised in many psychiatric and neurological disorders, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Trauma drama: researches investigate 'drama queen' of immune system
Kansas State University's Sherry Fleming is investigating the factor that initiates the immune system's "drama queen": the one responsible for intestinal cell damage after hemorrhage.
Medical research
Aug 08, 2011 |
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Post-traumatic stress disorder linked to smaller birth weight and shorter gestation
Women with post-traumatic stress disorder are likely to have smaller babies and deliver prematurely, a new University of Michigan study suggests.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 28, 2011 |
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Researchers identify risk factor pathways for PTSS in female and male veterans
Researchers affiliated with Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that risk factors for post-traumatic stress symptomatology (PTSS) among Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)/Operational Iraqi Freedom (OIF) male ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Study shows lace-up ankle braces keep athletes on the court
Lace-up ankle braces can reduce the occurrence of acute ankle injuries in male and female high school basketball players, according to research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting ...
Health
Jul 08, 2011 |
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New research shows that we control our forgetfulness
Have you heard the saying "You only remember what you want to remember"? Now there is evidence that it may well be correct. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that we can train ourselves to forget things.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 05, 2011 |
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Fear boosts activation of young, immature brain cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fear burns memories into our brain, and new research by University of California, Berkeley, neuroscientists explains how.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 14, 2011 |
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