Showing posts with label PTSD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PTSD. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Researchers Have Found New Brain Region Responsible For Suppressing Fear!

"A study conducted at Texas A&M University has identified a new area in the brain involved in inhibiting fear, a discovery that holds potential for clinical interventions in patients with psychiatric diseases such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The article was published in Nature Communications on Oct. 30. " Read more...




Team identifies new brain region that suppresses fear . October 30, 2018 by Elena Watts, Texas A&M University

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Understand the Difference Between Complex PTSD and PTSD!



"Complex post-traumatic stress disorder is closely related to post-traumatic stress disorder." Read more...




What to know about complex PTSD. Jayne Leonard. Medical News Today. August 28, 2018.


Monday, May 2, 2016

Study: Gut Microbes May Be The Answer In Curing PTSD, Anxiety and Depression!

 


A team working in the field of warfighter performance suggests gut microbes may hold the key to curing or preventing post-traumatic stress disorder and mood disorders, such as anxiety and depression.


 PTSD could be prevented with gut microbes, study suggests. Catharine Paddock, PhD. Medical News Today. May 2, 2016. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/309600.php?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5727358a04d30158ba34ca85&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

Friday, May 8, 2015

How You Experience An Event, Positively or Negatively, IS In the Genes!





"Your genes may influence how sensitive you are to emotional information, according to new research by a neuroscientist. The study found that carriers of a certain genetic variation perceived positive and negative images more vividly, and had heightened activity in certain brain regions."



R. M. Todd, M. R. Ehlers, D. J. Muller, A. Robertson, D. J. Palombo, N. Freeman, B. Levine, A. K. Anderson. Neurogenetic Variations in Norepinephrine Availability Enhance Perceptual VividnessJournal of Neuroscience, 2015; 35 (16): 6506 DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4489-14.2015