Focal brain damage protects against post-traumatic stress disorder in combat veterans

Focal brain damage protects against post-traumatic stress disorder in combat veterans

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an often debilitating mental illness that is characterized by recurrent distressing memories of traumatic events. PTSD is associated with hypoactivity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC), hyperactivity in the amygdala and reduced volume in the hippo...

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Main Authors: Koenigs, Michael, Huey, Edward D., Raymont, Vanessa, Solomon, Jeffrey, Wassermann, Eric M., Grafman, Jordan, Cheon, Bobby Kyungbeom
Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Human anatomy and physiology::Neurobiology
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102102
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24225

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https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102102
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24225

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