The sleeping brain and emotional memory consolidation : an analogue investigation into the role of sleep on intrusive memory development in PTSD

Emotional memories are at the core of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), therefore it has been suggested that blocking memory consolidation processes in the aftermath of trauma may reduce the chances of symptoms developing. Research from the neurosciences confirms the importance of sleep in memo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Illman, Nathan
Other Authors: Wild, Jennifer Claire ; Morris, Robin Guy
Published: King's College London (University of London) 2015
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.762279