Scientists know that in PTSD, the stress circuitry in the brain goes awry, disrupting communication between several brain centers. These include the amygdala, which normally monitors incoming ...

Danböck and her colleagues wanted to examine the effects of ketamine on resting-state functional connectivity between the amygdala and medial prefrontal cortex in individuals with PTSD.

The December issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry, brings together research on diverse and yet interrelated topics of PTSD, autism, discrimination, and the amygdala. Highlights include ...

The brains of individuals with PTSD look different than those of individuals without PTSD. Brain regions of interest are those involved in the normal expression of emotions and memory like the ...

Results: PTSD patients showed elevated production of ... extinction of conditioned fear and reduced inhibition of the amygdala. The present study investigates alterations in spontaneous brain ...

A new study has suggested that some brain injuries reduce the likelihood of developing post-traumatic stress disorder, leading to the possibility that dampening activity in these brain regions may ...

Results from this study will advance our understanding of memory associated circuits and provide insight for intervention into memory disorders such as amnesia and PTSD. Project 2: Dissecting the ...