Intrusiveness of old emotional memories can be reduced by computer game play procedure
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 11:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Unwanted, intrusive visual memories are a core feature of stress- and trauma-related clinical disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but they can also crop up in everyday life. New research shows that even once intrusive memories have been laid down, playing a visually-demanding computer game after reactivating the memories may reduce their occurrence over time.