In a new study researchers have found that stress can enhance ordinary, unrelated memories. This may open up new avenues in management of patients of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related afflictions say experts.
The research team from Czech Republic's Academy of Sciences, the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center, and Rockefeller University used lab rats to prove this theory. André Fenton, the study's lead author said, “Our results show that stress can activate memory, even if that memory is unrelated to the stressful experience.”
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD
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