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·November 12, 2017·2 min read

Studying Sleep’s Profound and Extensive Effects on Brain Function

Studies presented at Neuroscience 2017 shed new light on how the brain consolidates memories and the neurological effects of poor sleep.

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·February 8, 2023·6 min read

Why PTSD Patients Relive Highly Charged Fear Memories in Sleep

In people with PTSD, during REM sleep norepinephrine and serotonin levels remain high, reducing the brain's ability to inhibit fear-expression neurons through neural rhythms sent between the prefrontal cortex and amygdala. Those with PTSD require higher frequency rhythms to extinguish fear memories. Researchers say unlocking the higher frequencies via therapies could help to restore quality sleep in those with PTSD.

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·January 19, 2023·6 min read

Why Do We Remember Emotional Events Better Than Non-emotional Ones?

Researchers identified a mechanism within the brain that tags information with emotional association for enhanced memory. High-frequency brain waves in the amygdala and hippocampus are critical for enhancing emotional memories.

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·January 15, 2015·4 min read

People Can Be Convinced They Committed a Crime That Never Happened

In a lab setting, researchers were able to convince test subjects they had committed crimes they did not commit, a new study reports.

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·March 13, 2018·4 min read

Emotional Suppression Reduces Memory of Negative Events

Researchers report both implicit and explicit emotional suppression reduces connectivity in brain regions associated with encoding emotional memories.