Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has always been associated with mental health, but new research suggests there's a physical aspect to it too – that a certain area of the brain is larger in people suffering from PTSD.
That means we could improve the way we detect and treat the debilitating condition by looking at physical as well as psychological signs, giving doctors something outside the mind that they can study.
The research focussed on the left and right amygdalae, those parts of the brain that control our fearfulness and how we respond to outside stimuli that could be seen as threatening or dangerous. The amygdalae also have a big role to play in the way we make decisions and process memories.
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