Science Blog Posts Memory research may lead to new PTSD treatments | Reuters.com

The neurotransmitter norepinephrine (noradrenaline) is known to play a key role in emotional memory and experiments conducted by McLean Hospital researchers are helping to explain why. The findings provide an insight into how emotions enhance memory and could lead to new treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychiatric conditions that involve the fear system of the brain.