A new study has analyzed detailed brain imaging data of individuals with chronic PTSD who were treated in a clinical trial with ketamine. Results suggest that improvements in PTSD symptoms that were…
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Researchers led by BBRF Scientific Council member and 2017 Distinguished Investigator Stephen Maren, Ph.D., report they have demonstrated in animal experiments the ability to retrieve and weaken or…
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Researchers have discovered a brain circuit that appears to enable both rodents and people to inhibit their threat response in the presence of a learned “safety signal.” The research suggests it may…
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Males and females have different susceptibility to trauma- and stress-related disorders like anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), past studies have revealed. For instance, women develop…
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Fearful experiences leave behind fearful memories. These memories can help us learn to be more careful. But they become destructive in their own right for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (…
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