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·July 21, 2010·1 min read

PTSD Peaks in Women Aged 51-55 and Men Aged 41-45

New research shows that Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) peaks in men between the ages of 41-45 and in women between the ages 51-55.

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·August 2, 2010·2 min read

PTSD – Mental Toll of War Still Costly 20 Years Later

Some villages in Liberia have much higher rates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, than others.

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·December 17, 2010·3 min read

The Fearless SM: Woman Missing Amygdala

A woman with bilateral damage relatively restricted to the amygdala is the subject of a case study reported today. SM, as she will be known to the public, seems able to experience emotions such as happiness and sadness normally, but shows no signs of fear.

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·March 22, 2011·3 min read

Larger Hippocampal Volume Associated With PTSD Recovery

A new study suggests, on average, people with greater hippocampal volume are better able to recover from post traumatic stress disorder than those with reduced hippocampal volume.

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·April 27, 2011·7 min read

Can Traumatic Memories Be Erased?

Could veterans of war, rape victims and other people who have seen horrific crimes someday have the traumatic memories that...

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·August 16, 2011·1 min read

Reduced Recognition of Fear and Sadness in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

PTSD impairs ability to recognize emotions from facial expressions. Facial expressions convey strong cues for someone’s emotional state and the...

Neuroscience

·February 23, 2012·3 min read

Memory Formation Triggered by Stem Cell Development

Researchers at the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics have discovered an answer to the long-standing mystery of how brain...

Neurology Psychology

·May 1, 2012·3 min read

Blood Pressure Drugs Linked with Lower PTSD Symptoms

Traumatized people who take a class of common blood pressure medications tend to have less severe post-traumatic stress symptoms, researchers...

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·June 6, 2012·3 min read

Soldiers Who Suffer Mild TBI During Combat May Be More Vulnerable to PTSD

Study Links PTSD to Hidden Head Injuries Suffered in Combat. Even when brain injury is so subtle that it can...

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·June 20, 2012·3 min read

1 in 8 Heart Patients Suffer PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) doubles risk of future cardiac event and death. One in eight people who suffer a heart...

Featured Neuroethics Psychology

·June 22, 2012·2 min read

Remembering to Forget

New research suggests that it is possible to suppress emotional autobiographical memories. The study published this month by psychologists at...

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·July 6, 2012·4 min read

When Anxiety Won’t Go Away

Scientists discovered a mechanism which stops the process of forgetting anxiety after a stress event. They showed that feelings of anxiety don’t subside if too little dynorphin is released into the brain. The results can help open up new paths in the treatment of trauma patients.