In people with post-traumatic stress disorder, the fact that traumatic memories resurface often manifests itself as intrusions that differ profoundly from the processing of normal negative memories. “These characteristics have fueled theories that speculate about a unique cognitive state linked to traumatic memories. However, to date, there is little empirical evidence to support this view,” said the researchers from Yale University. They therefore conducted a study to determine whether memories linked to traumatic events in patients affected by post-traumatic stress disorder are “an alternative cognitive entity” that deviates from normal memory. 3 types of autobiographical memories The scientists focused on
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