New research reveals that psilocybin and MDMA promote long-term PTSD recovery by physically remodeling myelin insulation in the brain, synchronizing disrupted neural circuits.
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PTSD may accelerate brain aging in 9/11 responders
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be linked to accelerated brain aging among World Trade Center (WTC) responders ...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not only characterized by strongly encoded traumatic memories, but also by disrupted coordination across brain networks. New research shows that treatment with ...
Trauma doesn’t always end when the danger is over. For many, the body and brain remain locked in survival mode, long after the traumatic event has passed. This is the painful reality of post-traumatic ...
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) isn’t caused by just one faulty switch in the brain; it’s more like a tangled orchestra of genes and cells thrown off-key by trauma. With many genetic players ...
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Psychedelics reshape myelin and may rewrite PTSD in the brain
A preclinical study published in Biological Psychiatry has found that repeated low doses of psilocybin and MDMA reshape ...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not only characterized by strongly encoded traumatic memories, but also by disrupted coordination across brain networks. New research shows that treatment with ...
Veterans who smoke marijuana to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder may be onto something. There's growing evidence that pot can affect brain circuits involved in PTSD. Experiments in animals ...
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) targeting areas of the brain connected to the amygdala may reduce symptoms of PTSD in military veterans. The corresponding study was published in Nature ...
“Isaiah” asked if there was anything new that might help him. Isaiah was an older man who'd had a violent childhood. Decade after decade, he experienced terrible nightmares. He was emotionally ...
In the study, participants’ traumatic memories were first reactivated, and only then was brain stimulation applied — precisely at the stage when the memory is in a “flexible” state and amenable to ...
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