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Why Trauma Messes With Memory | Science News
Trauma doesn’t mess with your memory—it rewires it. When the brain faces extreme stress, emotion centers like the amygdala go haywire while memory storage zones like the hippocampus get overloaded, turning traumatic experiences into fragmented sensations rather than clear narratives. This explains why survivors might freeze, react unexpectedly, or seem to “forget” details—not because they’re lying, but because their brain is stuck in survival mode. Misunderstandings often arise when people without trauma experience assume these gaps mean dishonesty. The growing movement toward trauma-informed…
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