Impact of Violence Impacts Short Term Memory

PRINCETON NJ – HEALTH – Being exposed to and actively remembering violent episodes — even those that happened up to a decade before — hinders short-term memory and cognitive control, according to a study which was co-authored by Princeton University’s Pietro Ortoleva. The study examined more than 500 civilians in Colombia, a country that has experienced both urban violence and rural warfare within the past two decades.
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