“Try not to dwell too much on the past,” advise psychologists from the Beckman Institute in Illinois. They assert that the aftermath of a painful event is more memorable and significant than the events leading up to it. Their study, published in the journal Cognition and Emotion, suggests that we tend to recall the moments immediately following a trauma more clearly than those preceding it. Read Also: New Study Shows How Glucocorticoid Levels Influence Who Develops PTSD Understanding the relationship between trauma and memory is crucial for improving therapies for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and combating cognitive decline. Lead author
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