In A Nutshell Researchers used focused sound waves to temporarily quiet the amygdala in healthy adults, reaching a deep brain ...

Astrocytes, once thought to be mere brain “support cells,” are now revealed to be key players in fear memory. Researchers found they actively help form, recall, and weaken fear responses by ...

Imagine a star-shaped cell in the brain, reaching out with long, thin extensions to surround nearby neurons. This cell is called an astrocyte. For ...

Research in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging among World Trade Center (WTC) responders with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has uncovered measurable physical ...

Gary Woodland underwent surgery for a brain lesion in 2023, since then, he's struggled with PTSD. Everything he's shared.

Woodland stated he no longer wants to hide his condition and feels like he is "living a lie" when people assume he is fully recovered. The tumor, which was not fully removed, presses on the part of ...

Veterans who smoke marijuana to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder may be onto something. There's growing evidence that pot can affect brain circuits involved in PTSD. Experiments in animals ...