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Passengers on 2001 Air Transat Flight Provide Insights About Post-Traumatic Stress Vulnerability
A study of memory and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a group of Air Transat passengers who experienced 30 minutes of terror over the Atlantic Ocean in 2001 sheds light on a potential risk factor
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Why Just Reading About Bedbugs Is Making You All Itchy
New York Magazine: I have been itchy all damn day after reading this post by our Daily Intelligencer pals on the return of bedbugs, and I suspect I’m not the only one. As one commenter put it: “Welp
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Study: Not Getting Enough Sleep Can Lead to False Memories
Mashable: A lack of sleep may cause you to develop memories of events that never actually happened, according to a new study from researchers at Michigan State University and the University of California, Irvine. Stephen
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OCD Linked With Broad Impairments in Executive Function
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), characterized by intrusive and persistent thoughts that are often accompanied by repetitive or ritualized acts, is a serious clinical disorder that can significantly impact a person’s ability to function and go about
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Poco sonno induce falsi ricordi (Little sleep inducing false memories)
La Stampa: La vita frenetica vi costringe a dormire sempre meno? Sappiate che stanchezza, debolezza e nervosismo potrebbero non essere gli unici problemi cui potreste incappare.Secondo una recente ricerca pubblicata su Psychological Science – una rivista della Association for
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All-Nighters Could Alter Your Memories
Scientific American: People who don’t get enough sleep could be increasing their risk of developing false memories, a new study finds. In the study, when researchers compared the memory of people who’d had a good
