Instruction to forget lead to emotional devaluation

Does Devaluation Lead to Economic Recovery or Economic Contraction? Theory and Policy with Reference to Thailand

Most analyses of the East Asian financial crisis have focused on its causes and the links between currency and banking crises. However a related question is what happens in the aftermath of a crisis? What factors determine the path of an economy in the post-devaluation phase? Does it swiftly bounce back, with the crisis being followed by a period of economic recovery, or does it face a period o...

One night of sleep is insufficient to achieve sleep-to-forget emotional decontextualisation processes.

Neutral memories unbind from their emotional acquisition context when sleep is allowed the night after learning and testing takes place after two additional nights of sleep. However, mood-dependent memory (MDM) effects are not abolished after a restricted sleep episode mostly featuring non rapid-eye-movement (NREM) or rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep. Here, we tested whether (1) one night of slee...

Failing to Forget

Most people have experienced distressing events that they would rather forget. Although memories of such events become less intrusive with time for the majority of people, those with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are afflicted by vivid, recurrent memories of their trauma. Often triggered by reminders in the daily environment, these memories can cause severe distress and impairment. We pr...

Running to Forget

Running to Forget

What do ice cream and running have in common? Consuming indulgence foods and running are two actions that typically achieve opposite results: ice cream leads to weight gain and running helps you lose it; high sugar intake is linked to diabetes, cholesterol, blood pressure, and heart disease, while exercise reduces those risks. Ice cream and running do have one thing in common though—both are se...