Flashbacks! Evolution! Now

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When researchers examined medical records of UK servicemen from the Boer War and World Wars I and II, they found that flashbacks were virtually non-existent . Instead, soldiers then expressed trauma through physical symptoms (somatization) like tremors or "effort syndrome". Flashbacks! Evolution!

The authors suggest that the prevalence of flashbacks in modern veterans might be influenced by technological advances (like cinema and televised war footage) that have shaped how we "visualize" and store traumatic memories. Other Noteworthy "Flashback" Research If you're interested in the or modern clinical