Common Brain Network Detected Among Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury Could Protect Against PTSD
New research suggests that using neurostimulation therapies on a specific brain network could treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans. By evaluating 193 participants in the Vietnam Head Injury Study with penetrating traumatic brain injury, the team found those with damage connected to their amygdala, the fear center of the brain, were less likely to develop PTSD.
From Michael D. Fox and colleagues, first author Shan H. Siddiqi. Read more at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Newsroom.
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