HealthDay (12/19, Preidt) reported, “Heightened fear responses occur in certain areas of the brain in people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),” the findings of a 67-participant study published online Dec. 15 in Translational Psychiatry suggest. Magnetic resonance imaging brain scans revealed “heightened activity” in the brain’s “visual cortex.” The finding “is significant because along with visual processing, that area of the brain also assesses threats.”
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— “Study Maps Areas of Brain Linked to PTSD,” Robert Preidt, HealthDay, December 18, 2015.