Stress is a double-edged sword when it comes to memory: stressful or otherwise emotional events are usually more memorable, but stress can also make it harder for us to retrieve memories. Now, ...

Stress can shape how memories are formed, a study in mice suggests. The findings could point the way to future treatments for PTSD and anxiety.

In a new study, researchers identify the biological processes behind stress-induced aversive memory generalization and highlight an intervention which could help restore appropriate memory specificity ...

Acute stress has been shown to prevent mice from forming specific memories, instead leading to more generalized memories ...

Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered that stress changes how our brain encodes and ...

In mice, stress altered the way that the brain packaged memories, resulting in an unnecessary fear response — but drugs were ...

Stress may be the reason people with obesity are more likely to get other metabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, ...