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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Programme details |  |  | TRAUMA FLASHBACK The recent horror of the London bomb attacks has left many people with terrible memories of what they experienced and, unfortunately, some will continue to have flashbacks. Flashbacks are sudden and vivid sensory reminders of traumatic situations.
Dr Emily Holmes, a psychologist at the MCR Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge and University of Cambridge, discusses her research that suggests that there might be a relatively simple way to reduce the frequency of these memories.
GIFTED CHILDREN Special summer schools for gifted children are currently taking place around the country. Raj visits the summer school at Warwick University and talks to Professor Deborah Eyreof the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth, Cognitive Neuroscientist Professor John Geakeand developmental psychologist Professor Joan Freeman about the emotional and educational needs of these children and the latest neurological and psychological research in this area. |  |  |  | Additional information |  |  | Trauma Films, Information Processing, and Intrusive Memory Development Emily A. Holmes; Chris R. Brewin; Richard G. Hennessy Published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General Copyright 2004 by the American Psychological Association, Inc. 2004, Vol. 133, No. 1, 3–22
Mental imagery and emotion: A special relationship? Emily A. Holmes; Andrew Mathews (published in September 2005, Vol 5, number 3 in Emotion: American Psychological Association (APA) Journal) Co-Editors: Richard J. Davidson, PhD, and Klaus R. Scherer, PhD Copies can be obtained from the MRC CBU library at Cambridge University
Mental Imagery and Memory in Psychopathology (Memory - Volume 12 number 4 July 2004) Emily Holmes; Ann Hackmann (Editors) Publisher: Psychology Press - ISBN: 1841699675
The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth (NAGTY) was established by government in 2002. Its role is to aim to improve education for gifted and talented young people.
Information on NAGTY Summer School
Help and Guidance for Parents
A neuro-psychological Model of the Creative Intelligence of Gifted Children John G. Geake; Claire S. Dodson To be published in Gifted & Talented International, Summer 2005
Cognitive neuroscience and education: two-way traffic or one-way street? John Geake (for complete version of the publication, e-mail: John Geake)
Professor Joan Freeman, President of the European Council for ECHA EU Council for High ability, fellow of British psychological society, Gifted and talented individuals - of all ages
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