Researchers analyzed 193 patients from the Vietnam Head Injury Study with penetrating traumatic brain injury to determine if the location of shrapnel damage to their brains influenced risk of ...

‘It is very difficult to investigate why some people show symptoms after a trauma and other people do not,’ explains De Voogd (now working at Leiden University). ’For a good measurement, you have to ...

The Inside Story of PTSD When sensory areas of the brain detect a potential threat, nerve impulses are immediately routed through the thalamus to the amygdala. Aroused, the amygdala generates the ...

Picture a star-shaped cell in the brain, stretching its spindly arms out to cradle the neurons around it. That's an astrocyte ...

MILWAUKEE, WI - Ongoing research is revealing how psychedelic drugs like psilocybin (the active ingredient in "magic mushrooms") and LSD may help treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by ...

Scientists at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered that stress changes how our brain encodes and retrieves aversive memories. The team’s research, including work in live mice, ...

PARIS ― Administering a commonly available hormone via a nasal spray could help prevent the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and reduce symptoms in those who already have the ...

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.