Researchers find stress alters memory in PTSD patients, offering hope for new treatments.

Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children have discovered that stress alters memory encoding in the brain, leading to generalized fearful memories in PTSD patients. Stress increases endocannabinoid release, disrupting the specificity of memory encoding. By blocking endocannabinoid receptors, the team restored memory specificity and reduced generalized fear, offering hope for new PTSD treatments.

November 15, 2024
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