Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Increase the Efficiency of Memory Functioning for Trauma-Related Information.

Andrei-Cristian TudoracheWissam El-HageDavid Clarys

Published in: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS (2022)

Contrary to expectations, these findings suggest that the encoding of trauma-related information in PTSD is relatively independent from the availability of cognitive resources. Thus, rather than reflecting an increased allocation of cognitive resources to the processing of threatening information, memory biases in PTSD appeared to be supported by an enhanced efficiency of their processing.

Keyphrases

health information
working memory
posttraumatic stress disorder
social support
trauma patients
physical activity
social media
sleep quality
drug induced