Around 70% of women who suffer a sexual assault develop PTSD; now scientists have shown that many of these women show a marked reduction in the usual communication between two important brain areas ...

For women, sexual assault is one of the strongest triggers. Flashbacks and intrusive memories: Reliving the event in ...

A University of Alabama at Birmingham expert unpacks the complexities of PTSD, its impact on the brain and sleep, and how individuals can navigate emotional and cognitive challenges through treatment.

In normal mice, after a traumatic event, the synaptic network complex and excitability of basal amygdala excitatory neurons increase, which activates the basal amygdala, facilitating the extinction of ...

Our experiences leave traces in the brain, stored in small groups of cells called engrams. Engrams are thought to hold the ...

A tiny region in the brain works like a reset button that separates memory of one meaningful event from the next. Without this reset mechanism, moments could blur together and lead to the kinds of ...

New viewpoint outlines neurobiological mechanisms behind psychedelics and their potential to change therapeutic paradigms for ...

December 9, 2009 (Hollywood, Florida) — Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) plus major depressive disorder (MDD) have very different neurobiological profiles than those with PTSD alone ...

The diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has undergone much more than a minor tweaking or superficial facelift in the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5. This guidebook to ...

For military veterans, many of the deepest wounds of war are invisible: Traumatic brain injuries resulting from head trauma or blast explosions are a leading cause of post-traumatic stress disorder, ...