{"entity": "journal", "iuid": "6fb09f981cf948c1b91a4561878169f9", "timestamp": "2026-09-26T22:59:04.995Z", "links": {"self": {"href": "https://publications-affiliated.scilifelab.se/journal/Conscious%20Cogn.json"}, "display": {"href": "https://publications-affiliated.scilifelab.se/journal/Conscious%20Cogn"}}, "title": "Conscious Cogn", "issn": "1090-2376", "issn-l": null, "publications_count": 1, "publications": [{"entity": "publication", "iuid": "261d6ca9be3f451eadc3484e8630e4f2", "links": {"self": {"href": "https://publications-affiliated.scilifelab.se/publication/261d6ca9be3f451eadc3484e8630e4f2.json"}, "display": {"href": "https://publications-affiliated.scilifelab.se/publication/261d6ca9be3f451eadc3484e8630e4f2"}}, "title": "Hotspots in the immediate aftermath of trauma - Mental imagery of worst moments highlighting time, space and motion.", "authors": [{"family": "Hoppe", "given": "Johanna M", "initials": "JM"}, {"family": "Walld\u00e9n", "given": "Ylva S E", "initials": "YSE"}, {"family": "Kanstrup", "given": "Marie", "initials": "M"}, {"family": "Singh", "given": "Laura", "initials": "L"}, {"family": "Agren", "given": "Thomas", "initials": "T"}, {"family": "Holmes", "given": "Emily A", "initials": "EA"}, {"family": "Moulds", "given": "Michelle L", "initials": "ML"}], "type": "journal article", "published": "2022-03-00", "journal": {"title": "Conscious Cogn", "issn": "1090-2376", "volume": "99", "pages": "103286", "issn-l": null}, "abstract": "Intrusive memories of trauma (memories that enter consciousness involuntarily) highjack cognitive processing, cause emotional distress, and represent a core symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder. Intrusive memories often contain the worst moment/s ('hotspots') of the trauma memory. Little is known about hotspots shortly after they are formed, i.e., in the first hours after trauma. We investigated the features of hotspots in trauma-exposed individuals (n = 21) within 72 h post-trauma, using linguistic analysis and qualitative coding. On average, participants reported three hotspots per traumatic event (M = 7.8 words/hotspot). Hotspots primarily contained words related to time, space, motion, and sensory processing. Most hotspots contained sensory features (97%) and motion (59%). Few cognitions and no emotion words were identified. Results indicate that hotspots collected shortly post-trauma are expressed as motion-rich sensory-perceptual experiences (mental imagery) with little detail about emotion/cognition. Findings are discussed in terms of the function of hotspots (e.g., preparedness for action) and clinical implications.", "doi": "10.1016/j.concog.2022.103286", "pmid": "35220032", "labels": [], "xrefs": [{"db": "pii", "key": "S1053-8100(22)00018-6"}], "notes": [], "created": "2026-09-23T11:03:27.116Z", "modified": "2026-09-23T11:03:27.168Z"}], "created": "2026-09-23T11:03:27.127Z", "modified": "2026-09-23T11:03:27.127Z"}