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Memories of trauma are unique because of how brains and bodies respond to threat

  • Written by Jacek Debiec, Assistant Professor / Department of Psychiatry; Assistant Research Professor / Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan
Memories of trauma are unique because of how brains and bodies respond to threatA traumatic memory can be near impossible to shake.Carolina Heza/Unsplash, CC BY

Most of what you experience leaves no trace in your memory. Learning new information often requires a lot of effort and repetition – picture studying for a tough exam or mastering the tasks of a new job. It’s easy to forget what you’ve learned, and...

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