Memory extends the reach of traumatic experiences—shocks to the system such as acts of violence or abuse or a life-threatening accident—allowing them, in many cases, to continue to disrupt the lives ...

Most people assume their memories of growing up are fixed, much like a file stored in a cabinet, but new research suggests ...

During my dissertation research on combat veterans with post-traumatic stress (PTS), I realized that when discussing traumatic events that lead to PTS, the victim often has a hard time describing the ...

In 1990, George Franklin was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison based on the testimony of his 28-year-old daughter Eileen. She described seeing him rape her best friend and then smash ...

Episodic memory is a type of long-term memory. It helps you remember the time, place, and details surrounding a specific event or experience in your life. For example, remembering what you had for ...

Survivor’s Memoir The One Coach Away Explores Trauma, Memory, And The Quiet Heroism That Endures After Disaster Author Tathagata Basu recounts a catastrophic event that changed his life forever, ...

By revisiting the event years later, he affirms the importance of testimony, not as spectacle, but as an act of respect and collective memory. Intended for readers of literary nonfiction, memoir, ...

CATSKILL, N.Y. — Award-winning Canadian playwright Hannah Moscovitch loves challenging audiences. “I’m drawn to stories people hesitate to tell,” she said in a recent interview with Bridge Street ...