How the brain stores traumatic images | Daniel Glaser

Images from the Manchester bombing are likely to cause post-traumatic stress disorder, says Daniel GlaserThe deletion of unwanted memories is still a challenge that neurobiology cannot meet. If only it could. The imagery and accounts we’ve seen and heard since the Manchester bombing will affect us all for a long time.Events such as this generate an ‘epicentre’ of trauma where those who were present or witnessed the immediate aftermath may suffer post-traumatic stress disorder.