FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 20, 2012·3 min read1 in 8 Heart Patients Suffer PTSDPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) doubles risk of future cardiac event and death. One in eight people who suffer a heart...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·June 6, 2012·3 min readSoldiers Who Suffer Mild TBI During Combat May Be More Vulnerable to PTSDStudy Links PTSD to Hidden Head Injuries Suffered in Combat. Even when brain injury is so subtle that it can...Read More
NeurologyPsychology·May 1, 2012·3 min readBlood Pressure Drugs Linked with Lower PTSD SymptomsTraumatized people who take a class of common blood pressure medications tend to have less severe post-traumatic stress symptoms, researchers...Read More
Neuroscience·February 23, 2012·3 min readMemory Formation Triggered by Stem Cell DevelopmentResearchers at the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics have discovered an answer to the long-standing mystery of how brain...Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 16, 2011·1 min readReduced Recognition of Fear and Sadness in Post-Traumatic Stress DisorderPTSD impairs ability to recognize emotions from facial expressions. Facial expressions convey strong cues for someone’s emotional state and the...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 22, 2011·3 min readLarger Hippocampal Volume Associated With PTSD RecoveryA 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.Read More
