The process of memory formation under stress involves several key changes: This restructuring of memory circuits happens rapidly and can persist long after the stressful event has passed.
To test whether stress impacts memory specificity, the researchers trained mice to associate one sound with stress, and another sound with no stress. Then, they tested the mice’s ability to ...
This type of stress is tied to one memory. But stress from traumatic events like violence or generalized anxiety disorder can spread far beyond the original event, known as stress-induced aversive ...