Episode 10:
Grey Matter
of PTSD
Grey Matter of PTSD
BY CHRISTINE MOWAD
Ever wondered what’s happening in the brain when we experience trauma? How does a brain change when someone experiences post traumatic stress disorder? Tune in to find some answers!
This episode was produced as part of an upper level course on Neuropharmacology taught by Angel Kaur during Fall 2016 at UNC Asheville.
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Articles Referenced
- WMeng, L. et al. Trauma-specific Grey Matter Alterations in PTSD. Sci. Rep. 6, 33748, (2016).
- Pitman, R. K. et al. Biological studies of post-traumatic stress disorder. Nat. Rev. Neurosci. 13(11), 769–787 (2012).
- Schmidt-Wilcke, T., Poljansky, S., Hierlmeier, S., Hausner, J. & Ibach, B. Memory performance correlates with gray matter density in the ento-/perirhinal cortex and posterior hippocampus in patients with mild cognitive impairment and healthy controls — A voxel based morphometry study. NeuroImage. 14, 1914–1920 (2009).
- Chen, S., Li, L., Xu, B. & Liu, J. Insular cortex involvement in declarative memory deficits in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. BMC psychiatry. 9(39), 1-9 (2009).
- Friedman, M. J. The Role of Pharmacotherapy in Early Interventions: Intervention and Resilience After Mass Trauma. (Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, 2008). (pp. 107-125).In M. Blumenfield & R. Ursano (Eds.)
Related Reading
American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders 5th Edition. (American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, VA, 2013) 274
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Credits
Written, Directed, and Featuring: Christine Mowad
Scientific Research by: Christine Mowad
Additional Sound Engineering: Angel Kaur
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