Taming the Amygdala in PTSD Cutting ... A pilot study of closed-loop neuromodulation for treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder. Nat Commun 14, 2997 (2023).

The trauma of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is both personal and social. The condition affects approximately 3.5 percent of U.S. adults every year and the prevalence of the condition in ...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder — or PTSD — can wreak havoc in the lives of those who suffer from this invisible illness. It's particularly prevalent in military veterans who've experienced ...

Amygdala activity predicts posttraumatic stress disorder Date: June 8, 2017 Source: Elsevier Summary: Neuroimaging measures of emotional brain function after acute trauma may help predict whether ...

In previous studies, Yale researchers found that in people diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the amygdala—an area of the brain associated with emotional processing—reacts ...

The findings suggest that "amygdala size could be used to screen who is most at risk to develop PTSD symptoms after a mild traumatic brain injury," Pieper said in an academy news release. "On the ...

Using data collected before and after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, researchers report amygdala activation could help identify those most vulnerable to posttraumatic stress disorder. Their ...

In addition to amygdala activity, the study found that recruits who later developed PTSD symptoms showed stronger connections between the amygdala and a brain region called the precuneus.

In previous studies, Yale researchers found that in people diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the amygdala — an area of the brain associated with emotional processing — reacts less ...