- Processing traumatic memories during sleep leads to changes in the brain associated with improvement in PTSD symptoms, finds new study. Findings show Targeted Memory Reactivation (TMR) during sleep improves memory consolidation after EMDR therapy. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0960982224009229 8 comments science
- Hi all, if you don’t remember me, my name is Ava and I am a UCL PhD student in neuroscience (and assistant psychologist). This research-based video describes the potential mechanisms behind EMDR, hope some of you find it interesting :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQHZw4zjYss 9 comments cogsci
- Eye movements take edge off traumatic memories. Investigating the neurobiological mechanisms underlying EMDR in healthy men and women, scientists found that both side-to-side eye movement and a working memory task independently deactivated the amygdala -- a brain region critical for fear learning. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-09/sfn-emt082818.php 8 comments science