A hurricane, a car accident, a roadside bomb, a rape — extreme stress is more common than you might think, with an estimated 50 to 60 percent of Americans experiencing it at some point in their lives. About 8 percent of that group will be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. They will have flashbacks and nightmares. They will feel amped up, with nerves on a permanent state of high alert. They won’t be able to forget.
Drug Tweaks Epigenome to Erase Fear Memories
sell anxiety / brain / cognitive / HDAC2 inhibitor / Johannes Graff / Li-Huei Tsai / memory / MIT / National Geographic / Picower / traumatic / Virginia Hughes