Researchers detail novel underlying mechanism involved in PTSD and other anxiety disorders | International News Live Blog

Researchers detail novel underlying mechanism involved in PTSD and other anxiety disorders | International News Live Blog

https://internationalnewsliveblog.wordpress.com/2017/01/24/researchers-detail-novel-underlying-mechanism-involved-in-ptsd-and-other-anxiety-disorders/





A novel mechanism has been identified for how stress-induced anxiety — which can produce post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD — affects circuit function in the hippocampus, the area of the brain where aversive memories are formed. These studies fill an important gap in knowledge between the molecular, circuit and behavioral … http://internationalnewslive.com/researchers-detail-novel-underlying-mechanism-involved-in-ptsd-and-other-anxiety-disorders/