Trauma and PTSD rewire your brain -- especially your memory -- and can unearth destructive emotional responses when stirred. Could we eliminate these triggers without erasing the memories themselves? Enter neurologist Amy Milton's mind-blowing, memory-editing clinical research poised to defuse the damaging effects of painful remembered experiences and offer a potential path toward better mental health.

Can we edit memories?

Trauma can distort how memory works, leaving emotional triggers untethered from time or place. Research shows that nearly 90 percent of people experience traumatic events, and up to half of sexual violence survivors develop PTSD. New science reveals that memories, once thought permanent, can be altered under specific conditions. By targeting emotional memory without erasing factual recollection, emerging treatments may help people reclaim their lives from the grip of trauma.