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Anxiety and Stress Linked to an Inability to Suppress Memory

Posted by JD Thomas on December 3, 2008 in Techfun 1 comment

“These data suggest that the mechanism for memory suppression is dysfunctional in patients with stress-related disorders primarily because of an alteration of the prefrontal cortex,” Dr. Agarwal said. “These patients often complain of poor memory, which might in part be attributed to this altered circuitry,” she added.