Science News about PTSD

Rat Brain’s Executive Hub Quells Alarm Center if Stress is Controllable

February 11, 2005 • Press Release
Treatments for mood and anxiety disorders are thought to work, in part, by helping patients control the stresses in their lives. A new study in rats by National Institutes of Health (NIH) grantees provides insight into the brain mechanisms likely involved.

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