Using the Single Prolonged Stress Model to Examine the Pathophysiology of PTSD

Using the Single Prolonged Stress Model to Examine the Pathophysiology of PTSD

The endurance of memories of emotionally arousing events serves the adaptive role of minimizing future exposure to danger and reinforcing rewarding behaviors. However, following a traumatic event, a subset of individuals suffers from persistent pathological symptoms such as those seen in posttraumat...

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Main Authors: Rimenez R. Souza, Lindsey J. Noble, Christa K. McIntyre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
animal models
fear
glucocorticoids
memory
PTSD
SPS
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2017.00615/full

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