Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating mental illness composed of a
heterogeneous collection of symptom clusters. The unique nature of PTSD as arising from a …

Anhedonia, as evidenced by impaired pleasurable response to reward, reduced reward
motivation, and/or deficits in reward-related learning, is a common feature of depression …

Accumulating evidence have indicated that ferroptosis plays a crucial role in cerebral
ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury which is the most serious treatment complication of …

Regulation of emotions is generally associated exclusively with the brain. However, there is
evidence that peripheral systems are also involved in mood, stress vulnerability vs …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs in some people following exposure to a
terrifying or catastrophic event involving actual/threatened death, serious injury, or sexual …

Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI), which measures the
spontaneous fluctuations in the blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signal, is …

The application of MDMA in conjunction with psychotherapy has in recent years seen a
resurgence of clinical, scientific, and public interest in the treatment of posttraumatic stress …

The neurobiology and development of treatments for stress-related neuropsychiatric
disorders rely heavily on animal models. However, the complexity of these disorders makes …

Animals, like humans, suffer and die from natural causes. This is particularly true of animals
living in the wild, given their high exposure to, and low capacity to cope with, harmful natural …

Individual reactions to traumatic stress vary dramatically, yet the biological basis of this
variation remains poorly understood. Recent studies demonstrate the surprising plasticity of …