X/fulltext) suggests that brain activity in specific regions before experiencing a traumatic event may help predict whether ...
In addition, recurrent bad dreams can strengthen the emotional intensity of the trauma itself. Instead of helping to resolve ...
It helps to look at feedback through the lens of deflection versus reflection—and to understand why our brains sometimes make ...
A number of neural structures play a role in anxiety, but the one that gives it its strong emotional color is the amygdala. The rational, thinking prefrontal cortex is responsible for interpreting ...
A study published March 5 in Science Advances found that women with signs of depression after childbirth had increased volume in two brain areas involved in emotion and stress: the amygdala and the ...
Meditation-induced brain changes can be seen primarily in three areas of the brain, she explains: the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), the hippocampus, and the amygdala. The PCC is involved in mind ...
"In the amygdala, the gene Stat3 is involved in the regulation of blood pressure and possibly plays a role in blood pressure elevation in response to chronic stress. It might also be involved in ...
People with a more active amygdala (an area in the brain involved in processing information relevant to threats) are more likely to develop PTSD symptoms after experiencing trauma than people with a ...
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