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 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 ...

Scientists find that in PTSD, the prefrontal cortex is underactivated, and the amygdala is overactivated. There is evidence that a core problem lies in the connections between individual nerve ...

A new study has suggested that some brain injuries reduce the likelihood of developing post-traumatic stress disorder ... namely, the amygdala and the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC).

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 ...

Memories are an intricate part of our life, and malfunctions in memory result in suffering such as amnesia and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Understanding how memories are formed ... Of many ...

As teens continue to develop, the emotional area of the brain - the amygdala - develops sooner than the part of the brain needed for self control and decision making - the prefrontal cortex.