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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Sleep May Intensify Negative Emotions, Memories


After undergoing stressful or traumatic events, people often struggle with ways to cope emotionally.  As it turns out, the best solution may be to just stay awake.
A study out of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has uncovered a unique finding regarding a person’s emotional response after witnessing a traumatic or negative event.  For those who stayed awake after seeing negative images, their emotional response was much less intense than those who slept afterward.


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