Traumatic memories had their own neural mechanism, brain scans showed, which may help explain their vivid and intrusive nature.
Tag: Brain
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U.S. Troops Still Train on Weapons With Known Risk of Brain Injury
Pentagon researchers say weapons like shoulder-fired rockets expose troops who fire them to blast waves far above safety limits, but they remain in wide use.
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Five Takeaways From a Times Investigation of Artillery Blast Exposure
The relentless U.S. artillery bombardment that broke the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq also took a shattering toll on the troops who fired the cannons. Here is what to know.
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A Secret War, Strange New Wounds and Silence From the Pentagon
Many U.S. troops who fired vast numbers of artillery rounds against the Islamic State developed mysterious, life-shattering mental and physical problems. But the military struggled to understand what was wrong.
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New A.I. Tool Diagnoses Brain Tumors on the Operating Table
A new study describes a method for faster and more precise diagnoses, which can help surgeons decide how aggressively to operate.