Neuroscientists found that damage to the brain linked to the amygdala lowers PTSD risk, suggesting a protective circuit against the disorder.
Shan Siddiqi states, 'This is a very real brain disease, and we can localize it to certain brain circuits...It has nothing to do with moral character.'
The study evaluated 193 military veterans and found penetrating brain injuries correlated with lower PTSD symptoms, leading to the mapping of a protective brain circuit.
The newly identified brain circuit can be a target for less invasive neuromodulation treatments, like transcranial magnetic stimulation, offering new avenues for PTSD therapy.
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