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The complex relationship between memory and silence
Feb 3, 2012 18:30
People who suffer a traumatic experience often don’t talk about it, and many forget it over time. But not talking about...
Scientists pinpoint genetic connection to traumatic experience
Feb 3, 2012 5:40
Rutgers scientists have uncovered genetic clues as to why some mice no longer in danger are still fearful while others are...
Survivors of violence benefit from mentoring
Feb 1, 2012 18:09
Can mentoring relationships help female students who survive childhood abuse or domestic violence? Absolutely, according...
Mechanism sheds light on how the brain adapts to stress
Jan 25, 2012 18:27
Scientists now have a better understanding of the way that stress impacts the brain. New research, published by Cell Press...
Sleep preserves and enhances unpleasant emotional memories
Jan 19, 2012 20:15
A recent study by sleep researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the first to suggest that a person’s...
New forms of torture leave ‘invisible scars’
Jan 6, 2012 19:35
Use of torture around the world has not diminished but the techniques used have grown more complex and sophisticated, according...
Breast cancer survivors benefit from practicing mindfulness-based stress reduction
Women recently diagnosed with breast cancer have higher survival rates than those diagnosed in previous decades, according...
Whatever does not kill you: Traumatic experiences have silver lining
Your parents were right: Hard experiences may indeed make you tough. Psychological scientists have found that, while going...
Child abuse changes the brain
When children have been exposed to family violence, their brains become increasingly “tuned” for processing possible...
Maltreated children show same pattern of brain activity as combat soldiers
In the first functional MRI brain scan study to investigate the impact of physical abuse and domestic violence on children,...
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