Researchers at a large veterans' hospital in Minnesota say they've pinpointed the neural circuits that drive PTSD flashbacks and panic attacks. And solving the PTSD riddle may help treat those ...

These brain areas and circuits will be described in more detail below. Two pathways of fear Neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux’s research with rodents helped us understand the brain circuitry of fear.

Dysfunctional brain circuits in PTSD are believed to overlap with the circuits and brain structures involved in other disorders, such as depression and anxiety disorder, he explains.

Progress towards a circuit diagram of the brain Date: March 7, 2017 Source: Heidelberg, Universität Summary: Precise knowledge of the connections in the brain – the links between all the nerve ...

Techniques for neuromodulation aim to activate or inhibit those brain circuits that are causally implicated in particular symptoms or ... protects against PTSD. They used their wiring diagram, ...

Even healthy people are variable in their ability to unconsciously bring on brain’s frontal circuits to control amygdala activity—and PTSD patients are no different, Etkin said. “We saw ...

Researchers have identified specific brain lesions associated with reduced PTSD symptoms in veterans, providing a potential noninvasive neuromodulation target. TMS applied to this PTSD circuit ...

A team led by Brigham and Women's Hospital identified a brain circuit that could be a potential target to treat PTSD in veterans with neuromodulation therapy.

Trauma significantly alters brain structure, leading to PTSD symptoms like hypervigilance, intrusive thoughts, and memory issues, but targeted therapies can help survivors heal and regain control.

Experts now think of anxiety disorders and PTSD as “whole brain” conditions involving the complex interplay of neurons across different brain areas. Find out why.