Stress May Impede Your Memory
Thursday, December 4, 2008 - 14:07
in Health & Medicine
Researchers using functional MRI (fMRI) have determined that the circuitry in the area of the brain responsible for suppressing memory is dysfunctional in patients suffering from stress-related psychiatric disorders. Results of the study will be presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). read more
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