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Brain Responses to Emotional Images Predict PTSD Symptoms after the Boston Marathon Bombing

Credit: Kate McLaughlin, University of Washington

"The area of the brain that plays a primary role in emotional learning and the acquisition of fear ā€“ the amygdala ā€“ may hold the key to who is most vulnerable to post-traumatic stress disorder.

Amygdala Activation in the Left Hemisphere was associated with PTSD Symptoms Following the Boston Marathon Bombing

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