# Eye movements take edge off traumatic memories

**URL:** <https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/eye-movements-take-edge-off-traumatic-memories/800>\
**Category:** Research Database\
**Created:** [October 31, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/eye-movements-take-edge-off-traumatic-memories/800 "2018-10-31T03:44:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![menshealtharchive](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/archive.menshealtharchive.com/menshealtharchive/32/587_2.png) [@menshealtharchive](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/u/menshealtharchive)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/eye-movements-take-edge-off-traumatic-memories/800/1 "2018-10-31T03:44:40Z")

</div>

> **[Eye movements take edge off traumatic memories: Human study investigates...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180907110527.htm)**
>
> Two human experiments demonstrate that a widely used yet controversial psychotherapy technique suppresses fear-related amygdala activity during recall of a traumatic memory.

  
Two human experiments demonstrate that a widely used yet controversial psychotherapy technique suppresses fear-related amygdala activity during recall of a traumatic memory.