Introduction Aphantasia, the inability to voluntarily generate mental visual images, may influence emotional processing and memory encoding. While its effects on memory and cognition have been studied, its role in traumatic memory and PTSD remains underexplored. Understanding how aphantasia interacts with PTSD, depression, and social phobia is crucial, underscoring the need for further...
Clinical trials have demonstrated that 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) paired with psychotherapy is more effective at reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than psychotherapy or pharmacotherapy, alone or in combination. The processes through which MDMA acts to enhance psychotherapy are not well understood. Given that fear memories contribute to PTSD symptomology,...