The research, conducted at Oxford’s Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute showed that sleep deprivation prevents people from consolidating memories bad experiences. An Oxford University research ...

A simple, digital intervention that includes mentally playing Tetris can dramatically reduce intrusive memories of trauma in a month, even to the point of being symptom-free after six months, new ...

Playing the video game Tetris can significantly reduce a hallmark symptom of PTSD- unpleasant and intrusive memories of a traumatic event. The corresponding study was published in BMC Medicine. Tetris ...

There is relatively little empirical research into the flashback phenomenon. Nevertheless, flashbacks are a common distressing symptom people experience in the aftermath of surviving a traumatic event ...

Tetris remains wildly popular—and now researchers suspect it may also have a healing effect on our traumatic memories. A U.S. marine relaxes by playing a game of Tetris while he has a military metal ...

Human memory depends on pictures, thoughts, spoken and written words, and attention. Some memories are fanciful, some are emotional, and some come from unanticipated striking events that change our ...