Neuropsychology-One On One With Neuroscientist Daniela Schiller, Ph.d.

hello Effect of Trauma on Memory‘One on One’ with Neuroscientist Daniela Schiller, Ph.D.Ryan Sweeting Amygdalaimplicit/detects stressHippocampusexplicit/stress impairs LTPMedial Prefrontal Cortex (MPFC)long-term memory retrieval/regulates reaction to stressNeural Components of Memory|Traumatic Stress|Brain Functioning and StructureHypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) AxisStress Messenger System - releases cortisol and epinephrine into bloodstreamCortisol secretion = acute hippocampal dysfunction = precursor to PTSDMemory and Trauma Types of Trauma and Stress Related DisordersPost-Traumatic AmnesiaPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder Disinhibited Social Engagement DisorderReactive Attachment Disorder Adjustment Disorder Daniela Schiller PhD Born and raised in IsraelStudied Psychology and PhilosophyPhD in Cognitive NeuroscienceAssociate Professor | Psychiatry and Neuroscience https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/health/memory-rape-trauma-survivors.htmlThey Say Sexual Assault, Kavanaugh Says It Never Happened: Sifting Truth From Memory‘How trauma and time alter the way we recollect significant events.’ Research MethodsIn the animal brain, neurons can be marked, and stimulated later.Neurons cannot be directly stimulated in the human brainInstead, Dr. Schiller uses behavioral triggers:Visual cuesAuditory cues Olfactory cues A Brief Insight From Dr. Schiller“Memory is mostly delusional… so a lot of it is our interpretation of what happened and this is what we encode. It’s our perspective, our interpretation, also what we brought to it in our previous memories and how we update it with new memories. Memories are like hypotheses.” - Daniella Schiller