The study, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, focused on treating intrusive, vivid, and unwanted memories of trauma, a core symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The treatment – called ...

New research reveals how sleep deprivation impairs the brain's ability to suppress unwanted memories, highlighting the critical role of REM sleep. Study: Memory control deficits in the sleep-deprived ...

A new study has shown that sleep deprivation can inhibit the brain’s ability to suppress unwanted memories and intrusive thoughts. Scientists at the University of York, in collaboration with the ...

Sleep is related to a person’s ability to suppress unwanted memories Well-rested people had more control over brain regions that manage memories This study could help people with PTSD, anxiety and ...

Ever felt like you want to move on, but memories about someone or something in your past keep holding you back? Now a soon-to-be--in-print research article, published online in March of this year, ...