Two rival hypotheses of the link between dissociative experiences and emotional memory were tested: 1) the defence mechanism hypothesis that assumes that dissociation promotes fragmentation of emotional memory; and 2) the fantasy proneness hypothesis that claims that because of its overlap with fantasy proneness, dissociation is related to commissions in emotional memory. Undergraduates scoring high (n = 19) or low (n = 19) on the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) listened to an aversive story. Next, a free recall task was administered. While high dissociators made more commission errors in their free recall than did low dissociators, fantasy proneness did not account for this difference.

In spite of current treatment strategies, myocardial infarction and stroke are still major causes of death worldwide. These events are triggered by damage of an atherosclerotic plaque, resulting in occlusive thrombus formation. Mouse studies have significantly contributed to our understanding of the mechanisms of atherogenesis and of thrombosis following plaque injury, but the extent to which the mouse serves as an accurate model of human disease is open to discussion. In this review, we provide a detailed overview and comparison of the described mouse models for atherothrombosis including their (dis)advantages. Herein guidance is provided on how to select a suitable atherothrombosis model for research questions primarily relevant to the field of thrombosis.