Stress Hormone May Prolong Distressing Memories [PsychCentral.com]

Samantha Sangenito 7/8/154:00 AM

New research suggests the stress hormone cortisol strengthens memories of traumatic or scary experiences.

The hormone appears to influence initial memory formation and also affects subsequent memory reconsolidation that occurs when people look back at an experience.

The findings from cognitive psychologists at the Ruhr-UniversitÄt Bochum have been published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology.

They suggest that the results might explain the persistence of strong emotional memories occurring in anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

[For more of this story, written by Rick Nauert, go to http://psychcentral.com/news/2...-memories/86353.html]

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