Tracey Shors, PhD

Dr. Shors studies trauma and memory, as well as sex differences in the brain. She has translated her laboratory findings into a clinical intervention known as MAP Training, which combines "mental and physical" training with silent meditation and aerobic exercise. This brain fitness program, known as MAP Train My Brain decreases depression and ruminations about the past while increasing synchronized brain activity. The training program furthermore reduces trauma-related thoughts in women who have a history of sexual trauma (Shors et al, 2018; Millon, Chang and Shors, 2018; Millon and Shors, 2019). Dr. Shors is especially committed to understanding how trauma can disrupt mental health in women, while providing every day tools to help them recover. For information on MAP Training, please see maptrainmybrain.com.

Tracey J. Shors, Ph.D. is Distinguished Professor of Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology and Center for Collaborative Neuroscience at Rutgers University. Dr. Shors received a masters and a doctorate from University of Southern California, with postdoctoral training in neurophysiology and processes of learning.

Additional Expertise: Trauma, Memory